World Food Day 2023: History and Significance

World Food Day is celebrated on October 16th every year.

Each year, World Food Day celebrations focus on promoting food security around the world.

Thousands of people around the world are suffering from hunger and we need to do more to raise awareness to combat the problem of hunger.

WFD can also be used to raise awareness about healthy eating.

Several organizations around the world celebrate World Food Day, including the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme.

history

World Food Day was established in 1945 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.

Thirty-four years later, at the 20th FAO Conference in November 1979, the day was recognized as a worldwide public holiday. This was followed by 150 countries celebrating the day after it was officially recognized by the United Nations.

Since 2014, World Food Day has been used to promote the idea of ​​feeding the world and ending poverty in rural countries.

In recent years, World Food Day has used the annual celebration to focus on different aspects of food security and agriculture, including fishing villages, climate change and biodiversity.

significance

The theme for World Food Day 2023 is “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.”

“Water is essential to life on Earth. It covers much of the Earth’s surface, makes up more than 50% of our bodies, produces food, and sustains our lives. But this precious resource… We need to stop taking it for granted because it is not infinite. What we eat and how that food is produced all affect water. “Together, we can take action and make a difference on water for food,” the U.S. Food and Agriculture Organization says on its official website.