Oct. 16, 2017
It’s a sobering fact: The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet 800 million people go hungry. On World Food Day, consumers who have the good fortune of living in countries where the grocery store shelves are always well-stocked are being reminded to do their part in reducing world hunger.
To mark the founding of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 1945, October 16 is designated as World Food Day.
This year’s event is themed after food security and migration: More people have been forced to flee their homes than at any other time since the Second World War, for reasons that range from climate change, poverty, political or economic pressures.
The theme falls under the FAO’s overarching goal to eliminate world hunger, a goal they say is completely within arm’s reach: Of the 129 countries monitored, 72 have already halved the proportion of people who suffer from hunger in 2015.
