NEW INTERNATIONAL YEAR AND DAYS DEVOTED TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE...
Press release... FAO welcomes global recognition of fruits, vegetables, tea and food loss and waste... UN General Assembly establishes new international year and days devoted to food and agriculture... A market in Brazil... 19 December 2019, New York/Rome - FAO welcomes today's decision by the United Nations to create two new international days and one international year devoted to issues directly related to food and agriculture. The UN General Assembly adopted resolutions designating 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, 21 May as International Tea Day and 29 September as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, following requests made by the FAO Conference. "Without healthy diets, we cannot hope to end malnutrition - and we will not eradicate hunger unless we curb food losses. By highlighting the value of fruits and vegetables, and the damage caused by loss and waste, the UN has taken a decisive step to promote fairer, greener,...