Today is the annually observed World Food Day. The day is celebrated around the world  under a specific theme since the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations found the day in 1945. This year the theme of World Food Day is “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition”.

Mongolia is organizing a number of events under the theme of Healthy food-Healthy people including a research conference among teachers and researchers, free food aid to the children`s center in Bayanzurkh district, an essay contest among children and raising public awareness on food waste. For World Food Day the Permanent Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Ministry of Industry and Agriculture and the National Association of Food and Agriculture are working together.

With an estimated 1.02 billion malnourished people across the globe it is a serious matter and worth public and private investment.  It is important to raise awareness via World Food Day about the many issues surround food and food security.