World Food Day
On the occasion of the 20th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held in November 1980, the 147 representatives of member countries were unanimous in declaring October 16, 1981, coinciding with the 36th anniversary of the founding of this organization, World Food Day.
Given the interest and importance that this initiative may have, the aim of which is to raise awareness of the nature and dimensions of the food problem in the medium and long term, Algeria, a member country of the FAO, has decided to celebrate World Food Day by implementing a series of actions and events to inform and raise public awareness.
Indeed, convinced that the problems linked to the production and use of foodstuffs concern not only the technical-administrative structures of the country but also each citizen, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agrarian Revolution, in close collaboration with other ministries and the active participation of national organizations, intends to seize this opportunity to organize several events consisting of information campaigns, various competitions, as well as meetings and days of study and exchange and finally the celebration solemn celebration of the day of October 16, 1981.
These events are intended to awaken national opinion and raise awareness of the nature, dimension and consequences of the food challenge and its repercussions on our country. They aim more particularly to inform and train the Algerian public in the various technical, economic and social aspects of the problems linked to agricultural and food production and the efforts to be made for their improvement in order to escape from an alienating food dependence.
They therefore aim to encourage the improvement of agricultural and food production, on the one hand, and to initiate a more effective fight against waste in all its forms, on the other hand. This involves highlighting the salient points of the agricultural and food development priorities enshrined in the National Charter and the five-year development plan.
This is the main objective assigned to this day which is aimed at young people, particularly the school population, producers, as well as mothers. The activities undertaken on the occasion of World Food Day cannot be considered temporary, but must necessarily, given the scale and importance of the subject, continue on a permanent basis in the years to come.
They are also part of a broader international context, characterized by growing tension on the world food level, the imbalance in North-South trade, the control of developed countries over basic food production and their use as a food weapon, with all the consequences that this can have on developing countries. This shows the importance of such awareness-raising action which must contribute to greater awareness of the necessary self-development in the field of agricultural and food production at the national level and the establishment of more equitable regional and international trade relations.
Given the interest and importance that this initiative may have, the aim of which is to raise awareness of the nature and dimensions of the food problem in the medium and long term, Algeria, a member country of the FAO, has decided to celebrate World Food Day by implementing a series of actions and events to inform and raise public awareness.
Indeed, convinced that the problems linked to the production and use of foodstuffs concern not only the technical-administrative structures of the country but also each citizen, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agrarian Revolution, in close collaboration with other ministries and the active participation of national organizations, intends to seize this opportunity to organize several events consisting of information campaigns, various competitions, as well as meetings and days of study and exchange and finally the celebration solemn celebration of the day of October 16, 1981.
These events are intended to awaken national opinion and raise awareness of the nature, dimension and consequences of the food challenge and its repercussions on our country. They aim more particularly to inform and train the Algerian public in the various technical, economic and social aspects of the problems linked to agricultural and food production and the efforts to be made for their improvement in order to escape from an alienating food dependence.
They therefore aim to encourage the improvement of agricultural and food production, on the one hand, and to initiate a more effective fight against waste in all its forms, on the other hand. This involves highlighting the salient points of the agricultural and food development priorities enshrined in the National Charter and the five-year development plan.
This is the main objective assigned to this day which is aimed at young people, particularly the school population, producers, as well as mothers. The activities undertaken on the occasion of World Food Day cannot be considered temporary, but must necessarily, given the scale and importance of the subject, continue on a permanent basis in the years to come.
They are also part of a broader international context, characterized by growing tension on the world food level, the imbalance in North-South trade, the control of developed countries over basic food production and their use as a food weapon, with all the consequences that this can have on developing countries. This shows the importance of such awareness-raising action which must contribute to greater awareness of the necessary self-development in the field of agricultural and food production at the national level and the establishment of more equitable regional and international trade relations.