Governments, nongovermental organizations, and funders have focused on increasing production and improving yields, rather than improving nutrition and protecting the environment. Changing the metrics, and focusing more on quality, will improve public and environmental health, and livelihoods.

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An Albanian farmer washes his carrots in March 2012. Worldwide policies should encourage sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change, according to a new report.