Keeping food security during the economic crisis

Every October 16, the World Food Day is chosen, which aims to raise people's awareness of the fight against poverty around the world. In which science and technology plays a very important role.

That was the decision of the 20th meeting of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, in November 1979. So far, 150 countries have participated in this event.

Currently, the impact of the global economic crisis has crept into poor rural areas, where up to 70% of the world's undernourished people live. The biggest crisis since the Great Depression in 1929 has caused food prices to continue to rise, people's lives are becoming more and more difficult. Although in response to the crisis, many governments have introduced billions of dollars worth of stimulus packages but the agricultural sector is still really unnoticed.

The theme of this year's World Food Day is: ' Keeping food security during the economic crisis '. (Photo: fao.org)

FAO estimates that the number of undernourished people in the world will increase to 105 million in 2009 and 1.02 billion people are undernourished, meaning that one of six of our humanity is in underfed.

So, taking the theme of this year's World Food Day is: ' Keeping food security during the economic crisis ', FAO called on governments and organizations around the world to focus on investing for more agriculture and joining hands to preserve the world food security during the period of escalating prices and the specter of the economic crisis is still lurking.

In which the investment of nations for the work of technology research on plant varieties and animal breeds and improvement of animal husbandry methods, while limiting the harmful effects of global climate change plays a role. very important.