Vegetables

Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. The alternate definition of the term is applied somewhat arbitrarily, often by culinary and cultural tradition. It may exclude foods derived from some plants that are fruits, flowers, nuts, and cereal grains, but include savoury fruits such as tomatoes and courgettes, flowers such as broccoli, and seeds such as pulses. Originally, vegetables were collected from the …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English

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who ate less than 5 servings of fruit and/or vegetables on average per day 98.2% (97.5–99.0) 98.3% (97


GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 20 November 2024 English

This would be important in order to complete the drafting and agreement on treaty text including all the core obligations needed to end plastic pollution across the life cycle of …

and plastic packaging for individual fruits or vegetables, particularly in shorter supply chains. When


World Bank Group · 14 November 2024 English

The Tunisian economy experienced a modest growth of 0.6 percent in the first half of 2024, following zero growth in 2023. By the end of 2024, Tunisia is projected to …

(source: Ministry of Agriculture). Fruits and vegetables have also been significantly affected. Cultivated


WHO: World Health Organization · 14 November 2024 English

Healthy diets in the WHO European Region are undermined by the marketing practices promoting of energy-dense, highly processed foods and beverages. This marketing influences children’s social norms and consumption patterns, …

foods such as fruits, nuts, seeds, non-starchy vegetables, beans/ legumes, oils from these plants, whole


Parents for Climate · 14 November 2024 English

This report, co-published with the Climate Council, examines the dual crises of cost of living and climate change, detailing how fossil fuels exacerbate inflation and financial pressure on Australian families. …

day. Sadly I have made cutbacks to fruit and vegetables.” - 49-year-old, VIC24 Social impacts The cost


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 13 November 2024 English

This report assesses how Indian ADB-backed projects to construct and upgrade some 45,000 km of rural roads are improving connectivity, opening socioeconomic opportunities, and transforming communities.

socioeconomic benefits9 Earlier, she had to carry the vegetables on bicycle and limit the number of items she


ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 13 November 2024 English

expenditure on livestock and fruit has increased, however, the share of spending on pulses and vegetables in the total food expenditure declined from 2011-12 to 2022-23 (Figure 7). [...] Reducing such

variety of high-value foods, including fruits, vegetables, and protein-rich items. This brings into question however, the share of spending on pulses and vegetables in the total food expenditure declined from 2011-12 Oil Fruits Egg, Fish, Meat Vegetables Fruits Milk & Milk Products Vegetables Sugar, Salt, Spices Milk & expenditure on edible oil, egg, fish and meat, vegetables, fruits, spices, beverages, refreshments, processed nutrient-rich food basket that includes animal proteins, vegetables, and fruits. While rice (providing 3,460 kcal


World Bank Group · 13 November 2024 English

including in the domestic market of fruits and vegetables and olive oil. Food safety in Morocco involves market and in sectors of fresh produce (fruit and vegetables) and olive oil, where a significant proportion value chains including olive oil and fruit and vegetables products. This will be done through: (i) multiplying along the value chains (especially for fruit and vegetables) to reduce farmers' pesticide overuse or the


WHH: Weltehungerhilfe · 12 November 2024 English

people are food insecure and in reduce the impact of a disaster and Around Zimbabwe, the drought has Zimbabwe alone, 6 million people are relies on the community as sources …

gardening project where women grow tomatoes and green vegetables for sale. “When the boreholes dry up, I walk


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

(Kalanamak) (Siddharth nagar and Gorakhpur districts), Vegetables (Varanasi division), Banana (Kushinagar).


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