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Agriculture production is in a dire state as climate change continues altering temperature and precipitation patterns, a Turkish scientist said. "Our world is in a critical state when it comes to agricultural output. Some 820 million people are going to bed hungry every night," Levent Kurnaz, a professor at the Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies of Istanbul-based Boğaziçi University, told Anadolu Agency in an email interview. Speaking on the occasion of World Food Day , which is marked on Oct. 16, he highlighted that climate change affects the temperature and precipitation patterns that human beings are accustomed to for the past 10,000 years. This year, World Food Day calls for action across sectors to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. "These changes will, of course, have adverse effects on the agricultural output; when it does not rain during the season it is supposed to rain, and when it rains more than usua...

Chairman of Agricultural Development Foundation Mehmet Taşan has made a written statement and emphasized the importance of World Food Day celebrated on 16th of October every year... Press release... In parallel with the world population growth, meeting the food needs has made the agricultural sector one of the most strategic sectors of the century. There is no substitute source for the agricultural sector that produces food and raw materials necessary for human survival and nutrition. The most basic human right is the physical and economic access to sufficient, healthy, safe and nutritious food in order to meet the nutritional needs of an individual in order to maintain an active and healthy life. Societies that cannot produce food cannot be fully independent and free. It should not forget that the way of our freedom is to meet our food with national means. Although human beings produce enough food to feed the whole of the world's population every year, nearly 800 milli...

News release... World Food Day Poster contest (Age 5-19)... We’re calling on children and teens all over the world, from age 5 to 19, to use their imagination and create a poster that illustrates their idea of what needs to be done to make healthy diets available for everyone and how each of us can improve our diets. Young minds will be inspired by our World Food Day Activity Book that shows why healthy eating matters and how everyone can come together and take action to achieve better nutrition and #ZeroHunger. Take a photo or scan your poster and submit your entry by filling out the form on our website. The deadline is 8 November 2019. Three winners in each age category will be selected by our jury and announced here in December. Winners will be promoted by FAO offices around the world and receive a surprise gift bag and Certificate of Recognition. To participate, you must be age 5 - 19. The deadline for entries is 8 November 2019... Source: FAO (Food and Agriculture ...