UN Chronicle E-Alert: WORLD FOOD DAY - 16 OCTOBER

(PRWEB) October 17, 2004 -- World Food Day, celebrated annually on 16 October, will focus this year on Biodiversity for Food Security", highlighting the importance of biodiversity in ensuring sustainable access to high-quality food. A rich variety of cultivated plants and domesticated animals are the foundation for agricultural biodiversity. Rather than a single crop variety that guarantees a high yield, farmers in developing countries will need an assortment of crops that grow well in harsh climates or animals with resistance to disease.

Message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Food Day 2004

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sgsm9539.doc.htm

Below are related articles from the UN Chronicle print and online editions, as well as educational

links, that are particularly relevant to biodiversity and food security.

Overfishing: A Threat to Marine Biology (Issue 2, 2004)

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2004/issue2/0204p17.asp

FoodWatch: Setback in the War Against Hunger (Issue 4, 2003)

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue4/0403p66.asp

The International Year of Rice (Issue 4, 2003)

By Consuelo Remmert

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue4/0403p67.asp

Dispelling Myths about Fertilizers and Plant Nutrients (Issue 3, 2003)

By Louise O. Fresco

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p62.asp

Food Security in Developing Countries: Why Government Action Is Needed (Issue 3, 2003)

By Per Pinstrup-Andersen

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p65.asp

Classifying Farming Systems: Mapping Food Security and Poverty Reduction (Issue 3, 2003)

By John Dixon and Aidan Gulliver

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p70.asp

Managing Living Modified Organisms or LMOs (Issue 3, 2003)

By Christopher Briggs

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p74.asp

Wildlife Atlas Maps Vital Role of Ecosystems (Issue 2, 2003)

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue2/0203p79.html

LINKS RELATED TO WORLD FOOD DAY

-World Food Day 2004 - FAO

http://www.fao.org/wfd/index_en.asp

-World Food Day - UN Cyberschoolbus

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/foodday/

-Sustainable Development - UN Works

http://www.un.org/works/sustainable/mallam_story.html

-Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger - FAO

http://www.feedingminds.org/

-TELEFOOD - FAO

http://www.fao.org/food/english/index.html

-FOOD: Learning and Multimedia Resources - United Nations

http://www.un.org/issues/inf/i-food.asp#key

-Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators - FAO/WHO

http://www.foodsafetyforum.org/global2/index_en.asp

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