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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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Eve Crowley: la transformación de la FAO y el camino hacia el hambre cero
December 31, 2025

On FAO's 80th Anniversary, Eve Crowley, former Deputy Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, reflects on the organization's evolution and the region's key food and agriculture challenges. Her interview addresses critical areas: food access, agrifood system transformation, climate change, and digital innovation. Crowley also details how COVID-19 fostered agile, virtual work, ensuring food security and real-time policy support.

The discussion underscores FAO's commitment to marginalized communities—indigenous peoples, rural women, and small producers—and its regional drive towards zero hunger. This interview is part of a series commemorating FAO's eight decades. For more, visit fao.org. Subscribe: YouTube. Follow FAO: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, Weibo.