世界粮食日常识

2021-09-14河南巴灵芝

疯狂英语·新悦读 2021年8期

河南巴灵芝

世界粮食日是世界各国政府每年在10月16日围绕发展粮食和农业生产举行纪念活动的日子，其宗旨在于唤起全世界对发展粮食和农业生产的高度重视。

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1World Food Day falls annually on October 16 in memory of the day the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) of the UN was formed. The events of the day usually focus on reducing, or rather removing hunger from the face of the earth. Farmers and government officials are often given tips on how to effectively eliminate hunger.

2World Food Day was created by FAO member countries in November 1979. It was during their 20th General Conference that the observance of World Food Day was decided. It was not observed until 1981 when the specific date was determined. Pal Romany, the then Hungary's Minister of Agriculture and Food, played an important role in the founding of World Food Day during the 20th General Conference. Many people at the conference welcomed the idea.

3World Food Day is not only celebrated by FAO and the United Nations, but several other organizations concerned with food security, hunger reduction, consumption of balanced diet and health also take part in the celebration. On the day, which is usually observed in more than 150 countries in the world, a number of activities like marathons, concerts, agricultural inventions, and cultural exhibitions and performances are usually organized.

4Each year has its own theme to celebrate World Food Day. The themes are always related to food production, availability, and consumption. The themes are always set so that the public can come up with suggestions and ideas that are effective in dealing with hunger, poverty, and famine. In fact,most themes are agriculture related. This is because agriculture is the chief source of food.

5World Food Day hopes to bring awareness to help people from around the globe solve issues concerning hunger and famine. It is meant to help farmers attain modern skills that would help achieve food security. The day is also set aside to encourage the governments to think of ways of keeping food security in a country.