Staff Reporter
Islamabad
World Food Day 2019 was marked at the National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of National Food Security Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), World Food Programme (WFP),Oxfam and research institutes. The theme for this year was “Our actions are our future. Healthy Diets for a Zero Hunger World”. The day which also marked the 74th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s founding, and brought together key stakeholders including government representatives, development partners, UN agencies and farmer communities.
The speakers at the event stressed on the need for action across sectors to make healthy and sustainable diets accessible and affordable to everyone.
