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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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Saving Water, Sustaining Life: A Farmer’s Story from the Gediz Basin
April 14, 2026

The FAO, in collaboration with Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implements the "Sustainable and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Gediz Basin Project." This video showcases a success story where Farmer Field Schools and smart irrigation technologies empower farmers to manage water more effectively.

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