WORLD FOOD DAY

 WORLD FOOD DAY

World Food Day is celebrated on 16th October 2022 every year worldwide. The day was first established on November 1979. The idea was suggested by former Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr Pal Romany. The day is a reminder to promote global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger, and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) designated 16 October as World Food Day in 1979.Since then the day has been celebrated by more than 150 countries around the world. Every year, a large number of events – from marathons and hunger marches, to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts – are organised in around countries across the world to celebrate World Food Day. It is an important reminder to re-commit to plans and actions driving better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life, leaving no one behind . It is estimated that between 702 and 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021. The main causes of increase in global world hunger rates are climate change and natural disasters, conflict in several territories and the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemicAs many as 828 million people go to bed hungry every night, the number of those facing acute food insecurity has soared - from 135 million to 345 million - since 2019. A total of 50 million people in 45 countries are teetering on the edge of famine. Leave NO ONE behind is the theme of 2022 World Food day. We need to build a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. World Food Day 2022 is being marked in a year with multiple global challenges including the ongoing pandemic, conflict, climate change, rising prices and international tensions. All of this is affecting global food security. It’s time to work together and create a better, more sustainable future for all.