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Every year on October 16, World Food Day is observed. The day is observed to draw attention to the millions of people around the world who cannot afford a healthy diet and the need for regular access to nutritious food.
The Food and Agriculture Organization is in charge of World Food Day (FAO). This year will see a number of global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, climate change, rising prices, and international tensions. All of this has an impact on global food security.
THEME OF WORLD FOOD DAY 2022:
Leave NO ONE Behind is the theme for World Food Day 2022.
Food is one of the most important requirements for human survival. To achieve a sustainable world, the world must be needs to be able to provide enough nutritious food for everyone, everywhere on a regular basis.
HISTORY:
Dr. Pal Romany, former Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and Food, proposed the creation of World Food Day in November 1979. It is observed in over 150 countries around the world.
Every year on October 16, the world celebrates World Food Day to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
World Food Day quotes
- “Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.” – Mike Johanns
- “There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” – Winston Churchill
- “Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.” – Alan D Wolfelt
