It is estimated that two million deaths occur every year from unsafe food and drinking water. For World Health Day on April 7, we share how refugee farmers make sure the food they produce and sell is safe.
World Health Day is April 7. This year the observance aims to raise public awareness of food safety.
It is estimated that two million deaths occur every year from unsafe food and drinking water. The International Rescue Committee’s New Roots program in the United States gives hundreds of refugee farmers the tools and training they need to grow safe, healthy and affordable food for themselves and their neighbors in their new communities.