In November 1979, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) adopted Resolution 1/79 at its conference, inviting FAO member countries to observe World Food Day every year on 16 October. This year marks the 41st observance of the Day. This World Food Day is the second to be marked during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had devastating repercussions for food security worldwide.
Test your knowledge on food, hunger and the global food system with our quiz!
Correct! According to the new Driven to Waste report from WWF and Tesco, approximately 40 per cent of all the food grown goes uneaten, which is higher than the previously estimated figure of 33 per cent. An estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten around the world each year.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. According to the new Driven to Waste report from WWF and Tesco, approximately 40 per cent of all the food grown goes uneaten, which is higher than the previously estimated figure of 33 per cent. An estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten around the world each year.
Correct! According to the 2021 report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”, it is projected that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020. Around 118 million more people were facing hunger in 2020 than in 2019.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. According to the 2021 report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”, it is projected that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020. Around 118 million more people were facing hunger in 2020 than in 2019.
Correct! According to the report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”, more than half (418 million) lived in Asia and more than one-third (282 million) in Africa, while Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for about 8 percent (60 million).
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. According to the report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”, more than half (418 million) lived in Asia and more than one-third (282 million) in Africa, while Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for about 8 percent (60 million).
Correct! According to UNEP, food systems cause 60 per cent of biodiversity loss, and generate up to a third of human greenhouse gas emissions. It is poignant that in producing food, we have contributed to climate change, which has come to threaten food security.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. According to UNEP, food systems cause 60 per cent of biodiversity loss, and generate up to a third of human greenhouse gas emissions. It is poignant that in producing food, we have contributed to climate change, which has come to threaten food security.
Correct! The World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
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