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World Food Day 2009 Report- 4 Sub Centres

Year of publication 2009

Pages 21

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) World Food Day (WFD) which is observed on the 16th of October every year is celebrated in more than 150 countries and commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Quebec City, Canada in 1945. The Food and Agriculture Organization had chosen “ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS” as the 2009 WFD theme. In Fiji, the focus is on the promotion of locally grown fresh nutritious fruits and vegetables.

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