World Food Day 2024: The real purpose behind celebrating World Food Day is to alert people about malnutrition and starvation, so that no person in the world loses their life due to hunger. Let us tell you, India is among those countries where starvation remains a ‘serious’ problem.
Food is considered the basis of life. Despite this, even today millions of people around the world are forced to sleep hungry and become victims of malnutrition every day. In such a situation, World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to spread awareness about issues related to food security and hunger among people around the world. The real purpose behind celebrating World Food Day is to alert people about malnutrition and starvation, so that no person in the world loses his life due to hunger.
According to the Global Hunger Index report 2024, India is among the countries where hunger remains a ‘serious’ problem. According to this report, India has been ranked 105th among 127 countries.
History of World Food Day
World Food Day was established in 1945 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Celebrating this day started in 2014.
Importance of World Food Day 2024
The purpose of celebrating World Food Day 2024 is to remind the world that food is not just a necessity but a right of every person. Through World Food Day, an attempt is made to make people understand that there should be no wastage of food. It is very important to save food and distribute it among people. Celebrating such a day at the global level creates awareness among people.
Theme of World Food Day 2024
Every year a new theme is kept to celebrate World Food Day. This year the theme of World Food Day 2024 has been ‘Right to food for a better life and a better future’. The main objective of keeping this theme is to make people aware about just food, why better and healthy food is important.