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Right to Adequate Food (RtAF)

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Worldwide still about 805 million people suffer from hunger<ref>FAO, IFAD and WFP. The state of Food Insecurity in the World 2014. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; 2014</ref> and over 30% of the developing world’s population suffers from micronutrient deficiencies leading to problems such as blindness, mental retardation and early death. However there is enough food to feed every human being. About 500 million adults are obese and 5% of global deaths can be attributed to overweight or obesity<ref>FAO. Sustainable nutrition security: Restoring the bridge between agriculture and health. Rome: FAO; 2012.</ref>. In most cases hunger is a problem of access to available resources and is linked to marginalization, discrimination, or extreme poverty.
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