INTERVIEW: Food systems contribute to solving ‘world's most important challenges’

Published on July 23, 2023

Population growth, urbanization, changing consumption patterns, and climate change are making it more challenging to feed the world according to a senior official at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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