44TH WORLD FOOD DAY: Uniting for a hunger-free world | MorningAtNTV
World Food Day was established by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1979. It commemorates the founding of the FAO in 1945 and was created to raise awareness about global hunger and promote action to alleviate it. Although initially established to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, World Food Day goes hand-in-hand with the FAO’s mission to end world hunger and improve the standard of living for people living in rural areas. Can world hunger actually be solved and what are the areas we need to focus on in order to move closer to eliminating the hunger threat? Dr. Barbara Zawedde - Director of Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MuZARDI), shares insights with us.