World Food Day was first held on 16 Oct 1981. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations marks World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. HISTORY BY YEAR Family Farming is the focus of World Food Day 2014 Program at Head Quarters, Oct. 16, 2014, NYC The 2014 World Food Day theme - Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth” - has been chosen to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder … [Read more...]
Celebrating World Food Day, October 16
October 16, 2014 by Team Celebration
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WORLD FOOD DAY – Poster Contest Enter Here
September 5, 2012 by Team Celebration
Rules and prizes About the contest: The poster contest is co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Women’s Guild in Rome, Italy. Entries are accepted until 30 September 2012. Eligibility: The contest is open to children and youth between the ages of 5 and 17, living in any country of the world. Winners will be selected in three categories: ages 5 to 8, ages 9 to 12 and ages 13 to 17. Only one entry per person. … [Read more...]