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​Nana Tak­vare­lia is a food security advocate, formerly with Oxfam South Caucasus.

Many see Georgian food as unhealthy; dishes full of melted cheese, butter, and large portions of fatty meats seem like the perfect recipe for a heart attack. But the country’s dietary problems go far beyond tra­di­tion­al cuisine; it’s struc­tur­al problems — inequal­i­ty, a lack of long term vision in policy, and nutri­tion­al illit­er­a­cy — that are driving Georgia’s deadly hidden hunger. [Read more…]