WORLD FOOD DAY
- October 16, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: International Events
Context : PM will be launching a commemorative coin to mark World Food Day .
Concept :
- World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October across the globe to honour the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
- This year marks the 75th anniversary of FAO. It is celebrated by several organisations that are concerned with food security like International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Program, etc.
- The main focus of this day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right.
- The theme of World Food Day 2020 is “Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future”.
FAO :
- Food Agricultural Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
- Established in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has its headquarters in Rome, Italy.
- It was founded with a goal to provide food security for everyone and assure that people will have access to high-quality food in sufficient quantities to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
- Every year, the FAO publishes a number of major ‘State of the World’ reports related to food, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and natural resources.