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World Food Day is celebrated on 16th OCT every year around the world, where the Day also marks the date of the founding of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. This globally celebrated Day was proclaimed by FAO’s Member Countries at the organization’s 20th General Conference in NOV 1979. The aim of the Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

World Food Day is a global observance and not a public holiday. The FAO aims to raise levels of nutrition across the globe, improve agricultural productivity at all levels, enhance the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. It also provides assistance to countries changing their agricultural policy, to aid regions out of famine situations, to help implement appropriate technology and facilitate a neutral environment to discuss issues around food production.

Since 1981, World Food Day has adopted a different theme each year, in order to highlight areas needed for action and provide a common focus. This year’s theme is “Achieving Food Security In Time Of Crisis”. Below shows the themes for previous year since 1981:
1981 – Food Comes First
1982 – Food Comes First
1983 – Food Security
1084 – Women In Agriculture
1985 – Rural Poverty
1986 – Fishermen And Fishing Communities
1987 – Small Farmers
1988 – Rural Youth
1989 – Food And The Environment
1990 – Food For The Future
1991 – Trees For Life
1992 – Food And Nutrition
1993 – Harvesting Nature’s Diversity
1994 – Water For Life
1995 – Food For All
1996 – Fighting Hunger And Malnutrition
1997 – Investing In Food Security
1998 – Women Feed The World
1999 – Youth Against Hunger
2000 – A Millennium Free From Hunger
2001 – Fight Hunger To Reduce Poverty
2002 – Water: Source Of Food Security
2003 – Working Together For An International Alliance Against Hunger
2004 – Biodiversity For Food Security
2005 – Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue
2006 – Investing In Agriculture For Food Security
2007 – The Right To Food
2008 – World Food Security: The Challenge Of Climate Change And Bioenergy

For more details of this year event, please click at www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en.