Waterford's Grow it Yourself has developed a new €1.45m national education centre

Two billion people are starving or malnourished across the globe, while hundreds of millions more are obese.

Those twin statistics are shocking, especially when they are linked to the fact that for the first time in history diet-related diseases have surpassed those that are infectious.

A nutrient deficit in land and food, chemical reliance and long supply chains, diets that are high in saturated fat, salt, and sugar and a lack of understanding for food are some of the issues underlining the problem.