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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
These stories and more can be found at UN Chronicle Online at http://www.un.org/chronicle. The UN Chronicle print edition is published by the Department of Public Information of the United Nations in English and French, and co-published in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. It is not an official record; the views expressed in individual articles do not necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. To subscribe to the magazine, contact UN Publications at publications@un.org, call (800) 253-9646, or go tohttp://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/order.htm.
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