According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ,today, more than 793 million people suffer from chronic hunger, 161 million children under the age of five are stunted, 3.4 million people die each year due to overweight and obesity and the cost of malnutrition is about 3.5 trillion USD (United Sates Dollar) . Inadequate production of food accompanied by the nutritionally deficient agricultural produces is affecting the generation of youngsters.
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