Annexes

15 October

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Address by the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperative on the occasion of WFD with TeleFood spots, iTV, 17:55 hrs.

16 October

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Announcement on Radio Thailand world service and an interview with He Changchui, ADG/RR (07:09 hrs.)

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Advertisement in the Bangkok Post

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Advertisement in the Nation

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An interview with Dr. Birasak Varasundharosodth, Governor, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) on nutrition and food production in connection with WFD celebration, radio 102.5 mhz., 19:05 hrs.

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20:00 hrs. news report on WFD celebration at FAO Regional Office on all TV Channels, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and iTV

21 October

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Thai Rath newspaper

25 October

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TeleFood video at national WFD celebration, DG message

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Live broadcast of national WFD celebration at Phitsanulok on local radio station, with an interview of Mr He

(World Food Day being observed today)
15 October 2003
Pakistan Press International Information Services
2003 Asia Pulse Pte Limited
Islamabad Oct. 15 (PPI) The World Food Day is being celebrated through out the world including Pakistan today (Thursday). The Day is being observed in pursuance of the resolution adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1070. The Theme for the world food day 2003 is “International Alliance Against Hunger”. This event is celebrated as means of increasing public awareness of food security issues and mobilizing all sectors of civil Agriculture and Livestock in coordination with food and agriculture organization will arrange a seminar/function and exhibition at National Agriculture Research Center.
Diplomats, heads of UN agencies and high-ranking officers of Government of Pakistan will attend this function. Minister of State for food, Agriculture and Livestock will be chief guest in the function. Special supplements in the newspapers will be published to highlight the importance of the Day.

FAO came into being on October 16, 1945, It gives practical help to developing countries through a wide range of technical assistance projects. Its collects, analyses, interprets and disseminates information relating to nutrition, food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. FAO also provides independent advice on agriculture policy and planning, and the administrative and legal structures needed for development. Besides this, Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme are assisting many food deficit countries and the countries, which suffer natural and man made disasters and agriculture related set back. Over 800 million people suffer malnutrition and hunger, this include 17 mil-lion children. In Pakistan about 30 suffers poverty although in term average nutritional value Pakistan meets the international standard.

GUIYANG, Oct. 16 (Xinhuanet) - About 120 million Chinese people suffer from malnutrition and the country’s poverty problems are still pressing, said Vice-Agriculture Minister Zhang Baowen at a conference to mark the 23rd World Food Day on Thursday.
As the world most populous nation, China had taken a series of measures to feed its people well. In 1996, China’s food production exceeded 500 million tons for the first time. Output of major agricultural products met demand and even provided a surplus in bumper harvests.
Statistics show the country’s poor population had de-creased from 250 million in 1978 to 28.2 million in 2002.
However, China’s anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs were still seriously challenged by population growth, lack of land and water resources, and erosion and desertification, said Zhang at the conference in Guiyang, capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
Gamal M. Ahmed, representative of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in China, Mongolia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said all countries should take concrete measures to eliminate poverty and hunger, and to safeguard the basic human right to nutrition.
Statistics show 840 million people around the world suffer from poverty and malnutrition, with 799 million in developing nations.
In 1979, FAO decided to start an annual World Food Day, which has fallen on Oct. 16 since 1981. The 2003 World Food Day theme is”International Alliance Against Hunger”.

16 October 2003
Vietnam News Agency Bulletin
A ceremony to mark the World Food Day was held in Hai Duong province on Thursday by the Vietnamese Ministry of Fisheries (MOF) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
The ceremony was attended by MOF Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Thang, FAO resident representative John Colwell and local officials, specialists and farmers. In response to FAO’s call for “World efforts against poverty” in 2003, MOF has adopted a poverty reduction programme through aquaculture dubbed SAPA (Sustainable aquaculture of Poverty Alleviation) across the country. The programme has become one of the key factors boosting economic development in many coastal cities and provinces while helping protect natural aquatic resources. In recent years, aquaculture has proven an efficient agent in poverty reduction. A case in point is Hoang Thi Mai, a Mong woman in northern Lai Chau province, who received a special UN award in 1997 for her contributions to poverty reduction through aquacultural development.

India asks foreign aid agencies to amend norms.
17 October 2003
Business Standard
Our Agriculture Editor New Delhi
India has asked global agencies to amend their aid disbursement guidelines for facilitating greater flow of food aid and other developmental assistance from India to needy countries.
Agriculture Secretary RCA Jain today said emerging donor countries like India could not afford to follow the protocol laid down by many multilateral agencies.
Speaking at a function to mark World Food Day, Jain said India could foresee an increasing role for itself in providing food aid to the poor.
India has agreements with several African countries for co-operation in agriculture, envisaging technical and material assistance for farm development. Such interventions in countries like Senegal and Somalia have significantly boosted agricultural production there.
India is also involved in the programme sponsored by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for South-South Cooperation for food security. Under this, India’s missions are active in countries like Eritrea and Mozambique to promote the development of local farm practices.
The function was organized by the agriculture ministry, FAO and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti. The theme of this year’s World Food Day was ´International Alliance Against Hunger’.
According to FAO estimates, out of over 800 million undernourished people in the world, 294 million are in South Asia. More than 51 per cent of the undernourished population, in the below 5 year age group, belong to this region.
India, too, has about 208 million undernourished. Women and children are the worst affected.
About 50 per cent of children are undernourished and stunted. Some 33 per cent have low birth weight.
FAO sources pointed out that the World Food Programme (WFP) aimed at feeding about 110 million people across the world was facing a financial crunch. Against this year’s requirement of $4.3 billion, the actual contributions fell short by $600 million, almost 15 per cent.

Rustaq school celebrates World Food Day
Times of Oman
20 October 2003
MUSCAT - The Indian School Rustaq has celebrated World Food Day. Some of the school management committee members and a number of parents had turned up for the programme.
Principal Beena K. Thambi, in her introductory speech, said eradication of poverty and fighting hunger are the messages of World Food Day.
The UN, through its extended hand FAO, brings awareness among the developed nations, the need for helping developing and underdeveloped nations, she said.
“Food complements any celebration or function and while everyone enjoys good food one should remember that we eat to live and not live to eat,” she added.
Dr Soman Sanku, the chief guest, in his speech, advised the children to eat the food prepared at home, to give importance to traditional food and avoid fast foods, carbonated drinks and sweets which are more fashionable and the favourite of children all over the world.
But they are not good for health. He also requested the children not to waste food and to remember those children who cannot afford even one square meal a day. He summed up saying, too little or too much food is bad for health and so one should eat a balanced diet.
Jayachandran, the president of the SMC, advised the parents to send their children to school with the food of latter’s choice so that there will not be any wastage. The students of various classes in their skits highlighted the importance of balanced diet. Mehak Fathima, a student, adorned herself with fruits and vegetables, conveying the message that those were important in a person’s diet. Later, a salad of vegetables and fruits was made out of this attire.
Hindi teacher Sayed impressed the gathering by reciting one of his poems, titled Khana Khazana, with a message for children that “food is given to us by God, with the hard work of the farmers and we are accountable to Him if we waste food”.
Children and teachers brought different food items with which food stalls were set up. There were the traditional foods of different countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Oman and the different states of India. The programme concluded with everyone feasting on the food of their choice.

Embassies

Bhutan

Pema Wangchuk, Counsellor

Cambodia

HE Ung Sean, Ambassador

France

Claude Cuenot, Attache for-

erationIndia

HE L.K. Ponappa (Mrs),

Iran

Mohammad Ali Sadeghi Niaraki,

Japan

Toshihisa Takata, Minister

Kazakhstan

Saken Seidualiyev, Charge

Nepal

Yadav Khanal, First Secretary

Pakistan

HE Mir Hussein Bakhsh

Philippines

Ivan F. Olea, Third Secretary

Sri Lanka

S.H.G. Ratnayake, Second

US

Russell Nicely, Agricultural

Viet

Nam Truong Tri Dac (Mrs), First

CEC

Robert J. Baldwin, Counsellor

United Nations

ESCAP

Kim Hak-Su, UN Under Secretary

and Executive Secretary

Choi Daewon, Special Assistant

ICAO

Lalit B. Shah, Regional

UNEP

Choei Konda, Deputy Regional

UNESCO

Kiichi Oyasu, Programme

UNHCR

Bhairaja Panday, Acting

UNICEF

Donna Keher (Ms), Senior

Support Centre

UNICEF

Scott Bamber, Project Officer,

UNIDO

Jean-Marc Deroy, Representative

WFP

Kenro Oshidari, Deputy

Organizing committees

Invitations, reception and protocol
Hiroyuki Konuma, Chairperson
Diderik de Vleeschauwer
Kanokporn Chansomritkul (Ms)
Vishnu Songkitti (Master of ceremony)
Kanjerat Boonyamanop (Ms)
Monpilai Youyen (Ms)
Praphas Weerapat
Chotika Na Chiangmai (Ms)
Navaporn Liangchevasunthorn (Ms)
Nawarat Chalermpao (Ms)
Rangrong Sodamak (Ms)
Kallaya Meechantra (Ms)
Umpaiwan Pipatanawilai (Ms)
Chanrit Uawongkun
Mongkhol Fongprasertkul
Bongkoch Prasanakarn (Ms)
Kanyarat Singhaphun (Ms)
Jaruwan Thananimit (Ms)
Phavinee Tithipan (Ms)
Aruneeprapa Peansanong (Ms)
Pawadee Chokoonkit (Ms)
Parichat Chuntaketta (Ms)
Jintana Anunacha (Ms)
Duangporn Sritulanondh (Ms)
Pannee Sophannakorn (Ms)
Sunee Hormjunya (Ms)
Thamrongsak Techatadakul
Suthep Rakpanyakaew

Officers for the outstanding farmers
Jacob Sterringa - (Pakistan)
Caroline C. Benigno (Ms) - (Philippines)
Veena Tohsanguanpun (Ms) - (Thailand)

Liaison with Thai government
Hiroyuki Konuma, Chairperson
Diderik de Vleeschauwer
Sri Limpichati (Mrs), Consultant
Praphas Weerapat

Logistics and catering
Nay-Myo Hla, Chairperson
Sri Limpichati (Mrs), consultant
Pravet Awachanakarn
Wichai Nomkhumtode
Cristina Sriratana (Mrs)
Nongnuch Tuntawiroon (Ms)
Suthep Charoenbutra
Chainarong Palaprasert
Pensri Yujang (Ms)
Prasert Huatsawat

Media, publications and photographs
Diderik de Vleeschauwer, Chairperson
Tarina Ayazi (Ms)
Apinya Petcharat (Ms)
Kanokporn Chansomritkul (Ms)
Prayoon Amaree, photographer
Weerasak Sittiskonkul, photographer
Karen Emmons, consultant
Pornsiri Kosiri-aksorn, consultant