Health and agriculture are inextricably interlinked, yet are often considered, and dealt with, as two separate sectors. In this edition of LIESA magazine, acollection of articleshighlight some of the major areas of cross-over, and explore opportunitiesfor promoting amoreintegrated approach to addressing health through agriculture. Drawingonlocal experiences from around the world, the articles show how human health is being improved through good natural resource management. Titles include: Bringing agriculture and health workers together Fighting AIDS with traditional foods and organic practices Child nutrition in Mexico under conventional and organic agriculture Beating malnutrition with local crops and local food systems Village poultry, food security and HIV/AIDS mitigation Health concerns drive safe vegetable production in Vietnam "Village in the City": healthy vegetables in Trivandrum The certification of wild plant collection Farmers in malawi benefit from organic practices Based on these diverse examples,the editorsargue that, in order to address poverty reduction and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the synergies between agriculture and health should be taken advantage of more effectively. To this end, they call for innovative approaches, integrated processes, inventive thinking and novel partnerships to link health and agriculture