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FOOD WASTE AT A FARM LEVEL. FARMS CONTINUE TO BE AN OVERLOOKED HOTSPOT OF WASTE, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO MASSIVE LEVELS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND EXACERBATES FOOD INSECURITY.

THE DECLINE IN BIODIVERSITY. INCREASED DEFORESTATION FOR CROP EXPANSION AND LIVESTOCK FARMING REDUCES BIODIVERSITY, OR THE VARIETY OF TYPES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE WORLD. BECAUSE OF THE WAYS THESE ORGANISMS INTERACT, BIODIVERSITY PROVIDES US WITH CLEAN AIR, FRESH WATER, AND QUALITY SOIL WITH WHICH TO GROW FOOD.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD VARIETIES. GROWING THE SAME TYPES OF CROPS YEAR AFTER YEAR MAKES FOOD SUPPLY VULNERABLE AND EXACERBATES CLIMATE CHANGE. CROP DIVERSITY CAN HELP PRESERVE SUSTAINABILITY BY ALLOWING SOIL TO ACCLIMATE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES, RESULTING IN HEALTHY, RESILIENT CROPS.

TRADITIONAL AND INDIGENOUS DIETS. FOOD SECURITY IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF HUMAN HEALTH. IT'S CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, NUTRITIOUS FOODS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.