Bananas of the world unite! The newly formed International Fruit and Vegetable Alliance (IFAVA) is meant to provide a platform for nations to share best practices, research and resources that can help all countries fulfill the mission of increased fruit and vegetable consumption more quickly.
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, in order to help stem the rise of obesity and chronic diseases, should be a primary goal within a health, food and agricultural policy, says IFAVA.
Worldwide, one billion people can presently be classified as obese or overweight.