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Detailed explanation-1: -The UN General Assembly designated 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, synonym: Citrullus vulgaris) is an annual, monoecious plant of the Cucurbitaceae family with large, grey-green lobed leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -This statistic shows the world’s leading 10 producers of fresh vegetables in 2021. In that year, China was the leading producer with a production volume of over 600 million metric tons, followed by India with approximately 138 million metric tons of fresh vegetables.

Detailed explanation-4: -Peppers are the plant “Capsicum annuum” and the fruit of certain cultivated forms thereof. The fruit of other cultivated forms of this plant, such as cayenne pepper, can look very different. Peppers exist in all kinds of colours, shapes, flavours and even sizes.