FG unfolds Activities to Mark World Food Day News

Nigeria will join the global Community to mark the
World Food Day 2019. The theme for this year’s celebration is
“Our Actions Are Our Future, Healthy Diets for
A #ZeroHunger World” which specifically addresses
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No 2 being “Zero
Hunger”. The annual event established by  United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) since 1945 is celebrated on
16^th October of every year in over 180 countries
around the world to promote world-wide effective action to end
hunger, malnutrition and poverty and ensuring that everyone at all
times and place has physical and economic access to
nutritious  food.

This year’s theme calls for action across sectors to
make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to
everyone.

 The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development, saddled with the responsibility of organizing the
event in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organisation
(FAO) and other relevant Development Partners and stakeholders have
lined up activities which will officially kick off on
14^th 0ctober 2019 with a Sensitization
Walk to create public awareness on the need to ensure food
security and demonstrate Government’s commitment, Other activities
slated for the 4- day event include: Schools Quiz
Competition, Press
Briefing, Symposium/Colloquium, Photo
Exhibition, amongst others.

 The celebration will culminate in
an  Agric Show/Exhibition
on  16^th October
2019  where  Agricultural Farmers
Association of Nigeria (AFAN), National Agricultural Foundation of
Nigeria (NAFN), Agro-dealers, Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs), Community-Based Value Chain Operators, Youth/Women in
Agriculture, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and other
Stakeholders will converge at the Agric Show Ground, KM 28,
Abuja-Keffi Express Way, to showcase and exhibit agricultural
potentials and establish synergy with current realities in the
sector.

The World Food Day celebration in Nigeria has been a
laudable event that highlights Government’s strategic support and
assistance both in addressing emerging challenges and in promoting
far reaching interventions to guarantee food security in the
nation.

The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, Honourable Minister of
State, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri, Permanent Secretary, Dr Mohammed
Bello Umar, FAO Country Representative, Mr Suffyan Koroma,
officials and delegates from Government/ Private Sector
Organizations, Agencies and all Relevant Stakeholders are expected
to grace the occasion.