Planting the Facts in a Child’s Mind Could Make a World of Difference – World Food Day
The 7.5 billion humans alive on the planet today are, more than ever, putting a strain on the planet as they consume much of the world’s resources in their – our – daily lives. We have become disconnected with the natural resources and processes need to produce the food we eat. Who is sticking up for our world – and the future generations who will inherit it?
Crossing continents
Just three years ago, one out of every seven people in the world was a migrant. Some were fleeing from war, famine or oppressive regimes, while others were simply looking for a more economically viable future for themselves and their families. Migration is a challenge today partly because people are arriving in countries or towns in large groups, often seeking protection.
Our Change the future of migration activity book explores why people choose to embark on what can be a perilous journey, sometimes alone, sometimes bringing their families along with them. FAO is working to make sure that people have the choice to stay home, when it is safe to do, by lifting them out of hunger and poverty.
Rain or shine
What would happen if we cut down all the forests and if we did nothing to protect our oceans or the people affected by the changing climate? Our everyday actions, decisions and behavior all have an impact on the climate. Just like its inhabitants, our planet needs to breathe as well.
Climate is changing– and so must we. This is the message of the third FAO activity book, which uses well-known fairy-tale characters to try and explain the need to grow our food without harming the planet.
This book looks at seven different areas related to food and agriculture where change needs to happen if we want to deal with climate change. This is one of the ways that we can end world hunger.
This is how we do it
Do you want to know more about the organization behind the website on which this post has been written? Your Guide to FAO will tell you all about the Rome-based agency, founded after the Second World War when there were severe food shortages.
Seventy-three years later, FAO is still in existence and working towards its goal of eliminating hunger and malnutrition in poverty-hit rural areas the world over.
The organization counts on people who are at the top of their field in every sector: agronomists, specialists in forestry, fisheries and animal resources, nutritionists, to name just a few, all needed for us to do a good job in the countries that need urgent help.
From the Lebanon to Mozambique, via Thailand and Colombia, there are 130 countries in the world where FAO has a presence. After all, a world without food is no world at all.
Join us on the #ZeroHunger journey to discover what each of us – including, governments, farmers, businesses – can do to reach this goal. Our actions are our future, and they will determine the future of our food and the planet.
*SOURCE: FAO – UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Go to ORIGINAL.
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Source: https://human-wrongs-watch.net/2018/10/15/planting-the-facts-in-a-childs-mind-could-make-a-world-of-difference-world-food-day/
