World Food Day

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World Food Day, known as World Food Prize Day in the United States, is an annual event promoted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization featuring food and related technology, and the cause of fighting hunger in the world. Held on October 16, in celebration of the UN's formation.

In Iowa and Minnesota, USA, World Food Day is referred to as "Norman Borlaug World Food Prize Day", in recognition of the agricultural scientist who led the Green Revolution which is often credited with saving over a billion lives.

The theme for World Food Day and TeleFood campaign for 2004 was "Biodiversity for Food Security".

The theme for World Food Day and TeleFood campaign for 2005 was "Agriculture and intercultural dialogue".

World Food Day is also the name of one of Oxfam's campaigns, oriented around the day itself, and highlighting international structures and systems that contribute to world hunger.

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