How many times a day do we think about food? Our morning starts with the thought of breakfast and ends with dinner. Eating something delicious releases happy hormones, and we start feeling good. However, on this World Food Day, let’s take the initiative to bring about a change in starvation around the world.
What is World Food Day All About?
On 16 of October, World Food Day is celebrated. Moreover, this was founded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. This day spreads awareness about starvation on a global level. The main goal is to celebrate the promotion of food security around the world, especially during difficult times.
What is the Importance of World Food Day?
Food systems are overlooked. Therefore, this day focuses on this aspect. Despite the availability of sufficient food being available around the world, there are still people dying due to hunger. World Food Day focuses on combating this aspect by promoting social protection programs, environment-conscious practices, and a more resilient food system. What’s a better way to ensure that hunger-related problems around the world are reduced?
Reasons Why Celebrating World Food Day is Essential
Spreading Awareness About this Issue
There are millions of people who suffer from malnutrition. Moreover, malnutrition is something that affects and damages an individual’s brain. This is a health crisis that is fatal due to the lack of nutritious food and needs urgent attention. With World Food Day, it’s easier to draw people’s attention to this issue. It will also help ensure food security for everyone.
It Teaches Us to Eat Mindfully
For all of us out there, food is a source of pleasure. Some of us eat out of sadness, anger, happiness, and all other sorts of emotions. Moreover, food surrounds us, doesn’t it? However, what about those people who don’t have access to nutritious food? They don’t get this leverage. World Food Day is like a reminder to eat mindfully and consider that millions of people are unable to get one meal for themselves.
Hunger Can Have an End to It
We think this day reminds us that there are people in this world struggling with this issue. Moreover, it also reminds us that this hunger can be ended.
Our planet currently produces enough food to feed everyone on the globe. However, do you have any idea how much food is wasted every year? 1.3 billion tons of food. World Food Day serves as a way for people to realize they should get involved, reduce food waste, and help feed everyone.
What is Food Security?
Food security is as simple as being able to purchase food. It means being able to have enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. Imagine not knowing when you can have your next meal; this is what we call not having food security. Additionally, the food available must be nutritious so that those who consume it can live a healthy life.
