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How to create a better food system (+video)

Our worldwide food system needs an overhaul. Here are 13 steps to change food policies and improve lives.

6. Grow nutrient-rich crops

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In this July 19 photo, freshly picked eggplants sit in a container at the University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm in Urbana, Ill. Hamm argues that successfully changing your diet must be a gradual, step by step process.

Nearly 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies worldwide, leading to poor development. The World Vegetable Center, however, is helping farmers grow high-value, nutrient rich vegetables in Africa and Asia, improving health and increasing incomes.

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