{"id":5571,"date":"2021-10-13T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/?p=5571"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:46:56","slug":"world-food-day-2021-history-theme-and-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/world-food-day-2021-history-theme-and-significance\/","title":{"rendered":"World Food Day 2021: History, Theme, and Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>World Food Day 2021 is aiming to provide \u2018safe food for now, for a healthy tomorrow\u2019, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization celebrates this every year on October 16.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff6600;\"><i>\u201cFood is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.\u201d \u2013 Alan D. Wolfelt.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Most of us are blessed enough to get wholesome meals on a daily basis throughout our lives, but then there are people who aren&#8217;t as lucky as us and often struggle to satiate their hunger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Back in 1945, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/about\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization<\/a> (FAO) was established on October 16, and since 1979, this day is celebrated as World Food day, in order to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of FAO. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The main aim of celebrating this day is to address the issues related to tackling global hunger and striving to eradicate hunger across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">World Food Day 2021 Theme:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, there&#8217;s a particular theme, conveying a specific message. Nearly 150 countries from across the world participate in celebrating this day and focus on matters revolving around agriculture, food, and investments to increase the production of food products, etc. The theme for World Food Day 2021 is &#8211; <\/span><b>\u201cSafe food now for a healthy tomorrow\u201d.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The authorities and scientists associated with FAO have put out a general set of guidelines that would be taken up more seriously in the years ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> Ensure it\u2019s safe &#8211; Governments must ensure safe and nutritious food for all<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> Grow it safe &#8211; Agriculture and food producers need to adopt good practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> Keep it safe &#8211; Business operators must make sure food is safe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> Know what\u2019s safe &#8211; Consumers need to learn about safe and healthy food<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> Team up for food safety \u2013 Let\u2019s work together for safe food and good health!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As the world is recovering from a pandemic and several developing nations have been hit hard, now is the time when we should all unite and emphasize more on eradicating poverty, ensuring healthier meals for all, and put a pause to food wastage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Many countries are even taking up the initiative of food waste management, engaging volunteers and spreading awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put it in the words of Giada De Laurentiis, <\/span><b><i>\u201cFood brings people together on many different levels. It\u2019s nourishment of the soul and body; it\u2019s truly love.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Food Day 2021 is aiming to provide \u2018safe food for now, for a healthy tomorrow\u2019, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization celebrates this every year on October 16. \u201cFood is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.\u201d \u2013 Alan D. Wolfelt. 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