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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.

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Redécouvrir le potentiel caché des cultures oubliées d'Afrique
April 13, 2026

Forgotten African crops such as fonio, teff, baobab fruit, and Bambara groundnut offer immense nutritional and environmental advantages. It is time to value Africa's agricultural heritage and unleash its vast potential to transform the continent's agri-food systems.

For more information: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/savouring-heritage-through-forgotten-foods/fr