On 16 October 2023, World Food Day is being jointly organized by the three Rome-based agencies (RBAs), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme (WFP). The theme for this year is ‘Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind’.
Prof Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog will deliver the keynote speech. This will be followed by a Panel Discussion on ‘Water for food and nutrition security’ that will discuss the challenges, opportunities and solutions for water and food security, and the need to develop a nexus between water-food-environment to support food security and sustainable agriculture. The event will also have a knowledge-sharing session by the award-winning Jal Sahelis of Bundelkhand and screen stories from the field.
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