October 16- World Food Day
Author and Institutional affiliation: Leah Naluwagga Baliruno, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program-Laboratory Leadership Track Tel: 256702533694, Email: lnaluwagga@uniph.go.ug
World Food Day takes place annually, on the 16th of October and promotes awareness of hunger and action for the future of food, people, and the planet. Initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in 1979, it is one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar.
It is organised to bring awareness to how our changing planet affects food production and distribution as well as examine how agriculture needs to adapt due to climate change, to how migration affects food security. World Food Day activities also provide education to individuals on ways they can change simple daily habits and decisions to make a difference.
World Food Day 2023 will focus on the theme, ‘Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind’. The theme aims to highlight the critical role of water for life on earth and water as the foundation of our food.
It also seeks to raise global awareness about the importance of managing water wisely as rapid population growth, economic development, urbanization, and climate change threaten water availability.
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