World Food Day 2022: 16 October

World Food Day 2022: 16 October

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Category : Important Days Published on: October 18 2022

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  • World Food Day is observed every year on October 16 worldwide to raise awareness on the issue of hunger and the waste of food. 
  • It also celebrates the foundation day of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. 
  • World Food Day is celebrated by organizations like the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agriculture Development under various themes to highlight the importance of food security.
  • The theme of World Food Day 2022 is ‘Leave NO ONE behind’.
  • World Food Day was established in November 1979, as per the suggestion of the former Hungarian minister of agriculture and food Dr. Pal Romany.
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