World Food Day is a global call-to-action focused on one of the most fundamental challenges facing humanity: how to create an equitable, secure, and sustainable food system that works for everyone.

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World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October. It marks the founding of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 1945. The aim is simple: to raise awareness about hunger, food ...