Tag: Food and Agriculture Organization

October 16 is World Food Day 71 years ago today the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was established with the goal to fight hunger and malnutrition. October 16 is therefore celebrated as World Food Day, ever since. Click the title to learn more. This year’s theme is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.”

Family Farming is the focus of World Food Day 2014 The 2014 World Food Day theme – Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth” – has been chosen to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farmers. It focuses world attention on the significant role of family farming in eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development, in particular in rural areas. The UN General Assembly has designated 2014 “International Year of Family Farming.” This is a strong signal that the international community recognizes…