Acknowledging The Importance Of World Food Day

The three fundamental requirements to sustain life are food, clothing, and shelter. Food is considered the most basic need of the human body as it feeds and strengthens the body by giving resistance from diseases and infections. Food constitutes the body’s source of energy and increases growth.

So high is the importance of the food in our lives, still there is tremendous disparity in the production, availability, and distribution of food leading to malnutrition, weakness, and diseases. There are regions in the world where people have no food to eat for several days, while in other areas people have grown obese due to excessive consumption.

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It is said that several parts of the world are complaining from chronic food scarcity. Among these regions include Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti. According to definition, when an area, country or region fails to have enough food – or enough nutritious food – for its population then this phenomenon is termed as food shortage. Generally, a food scarcity arises due to production problems in which deficient food production or importation fails to cater to energy and nutrients needed in population. All the above regions face extreme weather conditions, political crisis and improper government support which becomes challenging to grow crops for grains, vegetables, and fruits. Several countries and NGOs often take initiatives to provide food to needy people.

United Nations Organisation (UNO) has implemented several programs to have improved the condition of the people of these hostile areas. In addition to distributing foodstuff, the inhabitants are being made aware of the basic agriculture skills that involves giving them seed, fertilizers, implements and technical skills. In congruence with the same, World Food Day is marked and spread awareness of the importance of food, the need, and in the supporting countries with acute food shortage. World Food Day is celebrated annually worldwide to raise awareness and work together against hunger and malnutrition on this planet. Then, it reminds everyone about food security and access to nutrition worldwide.

The importance of sustainable agriculture and food production will be highlighted for the overcoming of world food challenges.

In the efforts of tackling the food challenges globally, the importance of scientific food production and sustainable agriculture using organic methods are essential to be communicated and implemented in the training programs. World Food Day will be the opportunity to unite with a global community for a world where no one needs to go hungry to bed. World Food Day was established by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization abbreviated as FAO in 1979. It marks the date the FAO was founded in 1945, and it was therefore created to raise the awareness of world hunger and even to motivate action to help eradicate it.

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