What is the theme of World Food Day 2020? : World food day is celebrated on October 16 every year across the world. Due to it was the date of establishment of FAO by United Nations.
FAO stands for Food And Agriculture Organization. FAO was established in the year 1945. World food day is also known as “Food Engineers Day”.
Who Started World Food Day ?
Firstly, WFD – World food was started in the year 1979. Further, in 20th general conference of ”Food and agriculture” member countries declared the day.
Particularly, Dr. Pal Romany played an active role in the establishment of World food Day. And he was the minister of Agriculture for Hungary.
As a result, every year this day is observed by 150′ countries of the organization.
Why World Food Day is Celebrated ?
World Food Day is celebrated to Aware the people on Food and Agriculture.
Further more, agriculture is the back of many developing countries. Food is basic need for all beings. So, this day is used to bring awareness in the people.
In addition to this, all the countries should bring awareness in the people about Stopping the wastage of food and supplying to needy.
Thus, this day bring awareness about poverty eradication, hunger awareness, nutrition food and healthy diets.
World Food Day-2020 theme
Definitely, the world food day takes one theme by it’s countries every year. This theme concept was started in the year 1981.
Firstly, the theme taken for the year 1981 is “Food Comes First”. On the basis of theme FAO countries bring awareness on the theme.
How ever, all themes says importance of food, agriculture, healthy diet. So, these countries took action on improvement of the issue taken in the theme.
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The theme of World Food Day 2020 is “ Grow, Nourish, Sustain, together, Our actions are our future”. Furthermore, Covid -19 pandemic situation taught us what is truly cherished and what is our basic need.
So , this year theme says the countries to focus on our food system. There is a need to grow variety of food to nourish the increasing population.
Then only population and planet sustains. Poor and vulnerable countries struggled in pandemic.
Hence, Nations have to respect food heroes they are farmers and workers. Undoubtedly these heroes are behind to reach the food from farm to fork.
Finally, It is the duty of all to plan, increasing overall demand for healthy and nutrition food.
What is Our role on Food Day?
We should recall the labor of the farmers, who feed us. More over, We should not waste the food.
Briefly, we conclude Healthy food is wealthy of all. Feed the people to stop hunger. Every 1 in 3 are getting obesity and malnutrition problem.
Finally , We all stood together to protect our health by consuming healthy food. If individuals stay healthy , we build healthy world.
