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Cassandra, a 25-year-old pregnant woman, shops for organic products at Les Enfourneaux, an organic market garden and herb farm in Saint-Xandre, near La Rochelle in southwestern France, on 8 April 2025. Twenty-five pregnant women receive 15 euros per week for six months from the La Rochelle metropolitan area to buy organic fruits and vegetables from local producers. The programme, launched at the end of March, is inspired by similar initiatives elsewhere in France. PHOTO: AFP