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Healthy and local is the focus of this special collection around the people who grow and bring organic food to local markets and the people who shop at these markets. Topics also include how farmers grow organic food and the quality of our food supply around issues to include local economy, seeding, use of pestisides and fertilisers, water, food security, availability and pricing.

Curated by earthsayer

June 15, 2026

FAO's Global Environment Facility-funded Lifecycle Management of Pesticides project is tackling Central Asia's toxic legacy. In Tajikistan, farmer Tuychi Shoev requested help removing obsolete pesticides from a local mini-landfill. FAO partnered with the Committee for Environmental Protection, remediating the site by removing over 5,000 tonnes of polluted soil and 33 tons of obsolete pesticides to the Vakhsh landfill.

The restored land, once hazardous, is now clean. Tuychi plans to build a lemon greenhouse and cold storage facility, creating up to 25 jobs. This transformation from danger to development highlights FAO's commitment to a healthier Central Asia and new livelihoods.

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