World Food Day 2024 | 16 Oct 2024
Recently, World Food Day was observed on 16th October focusing on the urgent need to eradicate hunger and build resilient global food systems.
- The theme for 2024 is the Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future.
- It marks the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) by the United Nations (UN) on 16th October, 1945.
- The World Food Day came into existence in 1979 during the FAO's 20th General Conference and the UN General Assembly endorsed it in 1984.
- Right to food is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.
- Also, WWF's Living Planet Report praised India's food consumption pattern as the most sustainable among G20 countries.
- It noted that if the global population adopted India's consumption patterns, only 0.84 Earths would be needed by 2050 to sustain global food production.
- India’s Commitment to Food Security: National Food Security Act, 2013, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, PM POSHAN Scheme, Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Rice Fortification and Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) to manage price volatility of essential commodities.
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