International World Food Day

16th October 2015 A

Presentation By

Mr. Allah dad Khan F0rmer DG Agriculture Extension

KPK

World Food Day helps raise people’s awareness of problems in food supply and distribution.

Foundation of FAO

 FAO was founded in 1943 at Hot Springs (USA) during the UN Conference on Food and Agriculture, and it was formally instituted during the First Session of the FAO Conference, held in Quebec, Canada, in 1945

What is FAO?

Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. Our three main goals are: the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; the elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

DEFINITION of 'Food And Agriculture Organization - FAO'

A United Nations agency that works on international efforts to defeat hunger by helping developing countries modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices. Serving both developed and developing countries, the Food and Agriculture Organization also aims to be a neutral forum where nations can negotiate agreements and debate policy.

History of FAO

CREATION OF FAO On 16 October 1945, 42 countries

acted in Quebec, Canada, to create the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In doing so they took another important step forward in man's perpetual struggle against hunger and malnutrition.

For through the establishment of FAO they provided themselves, and the many other nations that were to enter the Organization, with a mechanism through which its Member Countries could deal with a set of problems that are of major concern to all countries and all people.

OCTOBER 1945, QUEBEC - UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE IN QUEBEC

Quebec, 1945 - FAO agricultural committee in session

Origin

ESTABLISHMENT World Food Day (WFD) was

established by FAO's Member Countries at the Organization's 20th General Conference in November 1979. The Hungarian Delegation, led by the former Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Pál Romány, played an active role at the 20th Session of the FAO Conference and suggested the idea of celebrating the WFD worldwide. It has since been observed every year in more than 150 countries, raising awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger

U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR WORLD FOOD DAY OFFICES INWASHINGTON, D.C

Themes OF FAO Since 19811981 Food comes first 1982  Food comes firs1983 Food Security 1984 Women in Agriculture1985 Rural Poverty 1986 Fishermen and fishing communities

1987 Small farmers 1988 Rural youth 1989 Food and Environment 1990 Food for the Future1991 Trees for Life 1992 Food and Nutrition1993 Harvesting nature’s diversity 1994 Water for life1995 Food for All 1996 Fighting Hunger and Mal Nutrition

1997 Investing in Food Security 1998 Women Feed The World1999 Youth Against Hunger 2000 A millennium free from hunger2001 Fight Hunger to reduce poverty 2002 Water Source of Food Security

2003 Working together for an international alliance against hunger

2004 Biodivesity for food security

Themes OF FAO Since 19812005

Agriculture and intercultural dialogue

2006 nvesting in agriculture for food security

2007

The right to food 2008 World food security: the challenges of climate change andbioenergy

2009

 Achieving food security in times of crisis

2010  United against hunger

2011

Food prices - from crisis to stability

2012 Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world

2013

 Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition

2014 Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth”

2015

Achievements and Awards by FAO

In 2013, 38 countries had already been recognized for reducing by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, in keeping with the MDG1 target. 18 of these countries were awarded for reaching both MDG 1 and the more stringent goal set by the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS) that is of reducing by half the absolute number of undernourished people.

Achievements and Awards by FAO Contd

In November 2014, FAO awarded Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Iran, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico and the Philippines for reaching the MDG-1 target; and Brazil, Cameroon and Uruguay for meeting the World Food Summit goal.

In 2014, the list of country achievements grew, as governments continued to fulfill their pledge to eradicate hunger globally. In June, FAO recognized China and Morocco for having met the MDG-1 hunger target and Chile for having met the more ambitious World Food Summit goal. Chile was already among the 20 countries that received the MDG-1 award in 2013.

Achievements and Awards by FAO Contd

On 7 June 2015, FAO recognizes the following countries for reaching the Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG1) target: Angola, Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Laos, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Solomon Islands, Suriname and Uzbekistan.

Hunger Situation In World

Throughout the world, 805 million people face chronic hunger on a day-to-day basis, with vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of this inequity.

60% of those suffering hunger are women. Approximately 5 million children under the age of 5 die of

malnutrition-related causes each year. 4 in 10 children in poor countries suffer malnutrition that

leads to the deterioration of their bodies and negatively impacting their brains.

Theme for 2015

The theme of the World Food Day 2015 will be “Social protection and Agriculture."

Aims of “Social protection and Agriculture”,

The topic for 2015 will be “Social protection and Agriculture”, which aims to underline the role social protection plays in reducing chronic food insecurity and poverty by ensuring direct access to food or the means to buy food.  Social protection is, moreover, a viable alternative for stimulating agricultural production and local economic activity.

FAO has stated, agricultural production must increase by 60% globally to meet the food demand that will be required to feed the 9.2 billion people who will inhabit our planet in 2050. 

  On 16 October, leading figures in the global fight against

hunger gathered at the Milan Expo to celebrate World Food Day, marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of FAO with appeals to speed up efforts to eradicate hunger and improve the way food is produced and consumed.

Jose Graziano da Silva, Director General | FAO

“According to FAO, we have more than enough food produced nowadays to avoid hunger. People are hungry today because they don't have access to food ... because they cannot pay for the food or they cannot produce it any more as we did in the past.”

José Graziano da Silva re-elected FAO Director-General

6 June 2015, Rome - Incumbent FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva was today re-elected to a second term in the Organization's top post with the highest number of votes ever in the history of the Organization.

In ballot by FAO member countries today, Graziano da Silva received a total of 177 out of 182 votes cast. 

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva Message

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva thanked the world's farmers, fishers, forest workers and other food and agriculture workers for their contribution to the "amazing achievement" of increasing sustenance from all even as the world population tripled since 1945.

With around 800 million people still suffering from undernutrition, two big challenges lie ahead, he told assembled dignitaries, including the President of Italy, the President of Slovenia Borut Pahor, and Queen Letizia of Spain, who is FAO's special ambassador for nutrition.

"First, we must quickly translate increases in food availability into better nutrition for all. Second, we must accelerate the shift of food production and consumption towards truly sustainable systems," Graziano said.

"Good nutrition is one of the best sources of economic growth and it contributes to peace and stability," he added

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva Message

Referring to this year's World Food Day theme ‘Social protection and agriculture - breaking the cycle of rural poverty', he noted that "production and economic growth alone do not solve the problem, if the hungry remain excluded. India, Brazil and Ethiopia and other countries show us that increasing the power of the very poor to buy food offers an affordable key to hunger eradication."

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva Message

"Industrialized countries did the same to end widespread hunger after World War II," he noted. "The food stamps programme in the U.S. is one of the best examples."

Social protection allows the hungry to "become empowered to escape hunger through their own efforts, thus lead dignified and productive lives," he added.  

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon On World Food Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-

moon is underlining that “hunger is more than a lack of food—it is a terrible injustice,” while reaffirming the global community’s commitment to work together “to end hunger in our lifetime

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his address. "We are here to build a global movement to end hunger. We have to forge new partnerships and create better ways of working."

The UN Secretary-General emphasized the scale of food waste and loss, estimated as around a third of all the food produced globally. "People everywhere know that waste is a disgrace," he said.

Kanayo F. Nwanze, president of the U.N. international agriculture development fund IFAD

"The difference is that the Milan Charter is rallying ordinary people," Kanayo F. Nwanze, president of the U.N. international agriculture development fund IFAD, told The Associated Press. "It gives ordinary people a chance to have a voice and to recognize the issues."

What is social protection?

Any policy or program designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labour markets, diminishing people's exposure to risks, and enhancing their capacity to manage economic and social risks, such as unemployment, exclusion, sickness, disability and old age. Today about 75% of the 795 million undernourished people in the world live in rural areas. Effective social protection programmes in such areas, where agriculture plays a vital role, include cash transfers, vouchers, insurances and in-kind contributions.

Why is social protection key to ending hunger and poverty?

Providing people with nutritious food is not enough. Without social protection, poor communities are at constant risk of hunger and poverty, especially when faced with a crisis or shock of any nature. By incorporating social protection programmes into national development strategies and policies, governments can provide greater income stability and ability to manage risk, thus contributing to reducing poverty and food insecurity in the longer-term. In fact social protection is high on the 2030  Agenda for  sustainable development and considered an important means to achieving the Goal of ending poverty within the next 15 years. It is also at the heart of the Zero Hunger Challenge promoted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Role of Women In Food Security

Women are the cornerstone of the rural economy, especially in the developing world. They bear the greatest responsibility for food production, producing more than half of all food in the world and growing 80-90% of the food in sub-Saharan Africa.

Yet despite this, women are all too often left out of consultations that directly impact their lives, such as decisions on policies, development interventions or education programmes. Women face both economic and social restraints.

"Women farmers play a crucial part in ending hunger," says Bettina Luescher, a communications officer for the World Food Programme in Geneva. "If women farmers had the same access to loans, land, seed and selling their harvests on the markets, we think we could lift some 100 to 150 million people out of hunger. Isn't that an amazing number?"

What Can You DO? Stop food waste

Food waste negatively impacts the global economy. When deciding on food, select reasonable portions to help limit the amount of waste. Always remember that there are others whose lives could be saved by a morsel of food.

What Can You DO?Buy local.

Local farming helps reduce the carbon footprint contributing to better environmental conditions. Climate change has impeded the ability of farmers in some regions of the world to grow staple crops due to changing environmental factors. Help curb this by supporting local farmers in your community.

What Can You DO?Support sustainable initiatives.

Whether in your home, in your community, or on a global scale, support initiatives that advocate sustainable solutions to the food crisis.

What Can You DO?Support businesses and organizations that give

back to the community.

Seek out businesses and organizations that provide services to those suffering hunger domestically and abroad.

What Can You DO?Speak out.

Use your voice and your online presence to speak out on issues of food inequality. Help bring awareness to the #ZeroHunger campaign by disseminating and sharing information that promote better food practices.

  Minister for National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan Message on World Food Day 16th Oct 2015

Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Minister for National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan said this year agriculture at the global level is facing some new challenges - the challenges that it has never encountered in the past. The stocks of food grains are highest in the history of mankind, but their prices have touched the rock bottom. This might be good news for the consumers’ society but the producers are finding it difficult to even recover their cost of production, he added.

Federal Minister AgriculturePakistan

The minister said this year, the theme of the World Food Day is social protection and agriculture; breaking the cycle of rural poverty. In the context of the prevalent situation of agriculture, it seems to be quite an appropriate theme, because the farmers need social protection more, now, than it ever needed. Poverty is a major problem of our economy and major hurdle to the development. This is also a major cause of unrest in the society, he underlined.

Members Countries (192 member states )

Afghanistan 1 December 1949

Albania12 November 1973bania

Algeria19 November 1963

Andora 17 November 2007

Angola14 November 1977

Antigua and Barbuda7 November 1983

Argentina21 November 1951

Armenia8 November 1993

Australia16 October 1945

Austria27 August 1947

Azerbaijan20 October 1995

Bahamas8 November 1975

Bahriain8 November 1971

Bangladesh12 November 1973

Barbados6 November 1967

Belarus19 November 2005

Belgium16 October 1945

Belize7 November 1983

Benin9 November 1961

Bhutan7 November 1981

Bolivia116October 1945

Bosnia and Herzegovina8th November1993

Botswana1 November 1966

Brazil

Brunei Sarussalam15 June 2013

Bulgaria6 November 1967

Burkina Faso9 November 1961

Burundi19 November 1963

Cambodia11 November 1950

Cameroon22 March 1960

Canada16 October 1945

Cape Verde8 November 1975

Central African Republic9 November 1961

Chad9 November 1961

Chile17 May 1946

China16 October 1945

Colombia17 October 1945

Comoros14 November 1977

Congo9 November 1961

Cook Island11 November 1985

Costrica7 April 1948

Côte d'Ivoire9 November 1961

Croatia8 November 1993

Cuba19 October 1945

Cyprus14 September 1960

Czech Republic8 November 1993

DPR Korea14 November 1977

DR ofCongo9 November 1961

Members Countries

Afghanistan 1 December 1949

Albania12 November 1973bania

Algeria19 November 1963

Andora 17 November 2007

Angola14 November 1977

Antigua and Barbuda7 November 1983

Argentina21 November 1951

Armenia8 November 1993

Denmark16 October 1945

Djibouti14 November 1977

Dominicia12 November 1979

Dominican Republic16 October 1945

Ecudor16 October 1945

Egypt16 October 1945

ElSalvador19 August 1947

Equatorial Guinea7 November 1981

Eriteria8 November 1993

Estonia11 November 1991

Ethopia1 January 1948

Fiji8 November 1971Finland27 August 1947

France16 October 1945

Gabon9 November 1961

Gambia22 November 1965

Georgia20 October 1995

Germany27 November 1950

Ghana9 November 1957

Greece16 October 1945

Grenada8 November 1975

Guatemala16 October 1945

Guinea5 November 1959

Guinea Bissau26 November 1973

Guyana22 August 1966

Haiti16 October 1945

Honduras16 October 1945

Hungary6 November 1967

Iceland16 October 1945

India16 October 1945

Indonesia28 November 1949

Iran1 December 1953

Iraq16 October 1945

Ireland3 September 1946

Israel23 November 1949

Italy12 September 1946

Jamaica13 March 1963

Japan21 November 1951

Jordan23 January 1951

Kazakhstan7 November 1997

Kenya27 January 1964

Members Countries

Afghanistan 1 December 1949

Albania12 November 1973bania

Algeria19 November 1963

Andora 17 November 2007

Angola14 November 1977

Antigua and Barbuda7 November 1983

Argentina21 November 1951

Armenia8 November 1993

Kiribati15 November 1999

Kuwait9 November 1961

Kyrgyzstan8 November 1993

LAOPDR21 November 1951

Latvia11 November 1991

Lebanon27 October 1945

Lesotho7 November 1966

Liberia16 October 1945

Libya24 November 1953

Lithania11 November 1991

Luxembourg16 October 1945

Madagascar9 November 1961

Malawi22 November 1965

Malaysia9 November 1957

Maldives8 November 1971

Mali9 November 1961

Malta5 October 1964

Marshall Islands12 November 1999

Mauritania9 November 1961

Mauritius12 March 1968

Mexico16 October 1945

Micronesia, Federated States of29 November 2003

Moldova, Republic of20 October 1995

Monaco2 November 2001

Mongolia12 November 1973

Montenegro17 November 2007

Morocco13 September 1956

Mozambique14 November 1977

Myanmar11 September 1947

Namibia14 November 1977

Nauru2 November 2001

Nepal21 November 1951

Members Countries

Netherland s16 October 1945

New ZealaNd16 October 1945

Nicaragua26 October 1945

Niger9 November 1961

Nigeria11 October 1960

Niue12 November 1999

Norway16 October 1945

Oman8 November 1971

Pakistan 7 September 1947

Palau12 November 1999

Paama16 October 1945

Papua New Guinea8 November 1975

Paraguay30 October 1945

Peru17 June 1952

Philippines16 October 1945

Poland9 November 1957

Portugal11 September 1946

Qatar8 November 1971

Rof Korea25 November 1949

Romania9 November 1961

Russian Federation11 April 2006

Rwanda19 November 1963

Saint Kitts and Nevis7 November 1983

Saint Lucia7 November 1983

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7 November 1981

Samoa12 November 1979

San Marino12 November 1999

Sao Tome and Principe14 November 1977

Saudi Arabia

23 November 1948

Senegal9 November 1961

Serbia2 November 2001

Seychelles14 November 1977

Sierra leone9 November 1961

Singapore15 June 2013

Slovakia8 November 1993

Slovenia8 November 1993

Solomon Islands11 November 1985

Somalia17 November 1960

South Africa9 November 1993

South Sudan15 June 2013

Spain5 April 1951

Sri Lanka21 May 1948

Sudan13 September 1956

Surriname26 November 1975

Swaziland8 November 1971

Sweden13 February 1950

Switzerland11 September 1946

Syrian Arab Republic27 October 1945

Members Countries

Netherland s16 October 1945

New ZealaNd16 October 1945

Nicaragua26 October 1945

Niger9 November 1961

Nigeria11 October 1960

Niue12 November 1999

Norway16 October 1945

Oman8 November 1971

Tajikistan 20 October 1995

Thailand27 August 1947

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia8 November 1993

Timor-Leste29 November 2003

Togo23 May 1960

Tonga7 November 1981

Trinidad and Tobago19 November 1963

Tunisia

25 November 1955

Turkey6 April 1948

Turkmenistan20 October 1995

Tuvalu29 November 2003

Uganda19 November 1963

Ukraine29 November 2003

United Arab Emirates12 November 1973

United Kingdom16 October 1945

United Republic of Tanzania8 February 1962

United States of America16 October 1945

Uruguavy30 November 1945

Uzbekistan2 November 2001

Vanuato7 November 1983

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of16 October 1945

Viet am11 November 1950

Yemen22 May 1990

Zambia22 November 1965

Zimbabwe7 November 1981

Faroe Islands (Associate Member)17 November 2007

Tokelau (Associate Member)25 June 2011

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Expo 2015 World Food Day 2015

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World Food Programme Celebrated World Food Day on 16th October At Islamabad

Syed Hassan Raza Gillani, Programme Officer- Head of Office Bannu, WFP Pak  on 16th October 2015

Affsheen Yousaf, Reports Officer - Provincial Office KPK on 16th October 2015

Agriculture Minister KPK Addressing World Food Day Gathering Dated 16th October 2015