HEALTHIER FARMERS, BETTER PRODUCTS

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29 September 2007

LEISA Magazine | 23.3 | September 2007

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the links between food, food production and health. In this issue we present examples of how such links between health issues and agriculture have been addressed in practical ways.

There are articles about the use of traditional crops and food gardens for fighting AIDS in South Africa, the use of medicinal plants and local health traditions for primary health care in India, and how health concerns are driving safer vegetable production in Vietnam.

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