World Food Day 2024 is on 16 October. October 16 was designated for a significant reason: It's the date that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation was originally founded in 1945. Since then, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (or FAO, as it is often referred to) has been leading global efforts to end world hunger, improve food security and improve global nutrition.

What is this year’s World Food Day theme?

The theme for World Food Day 2024 is "Right to foods for a better life and a better future".

This aims to highlight the immediate and long-term benefits of prioritising access to safe and nutritious food for all.

Every year since 1981, a theme as been highlighted to concentrate efforts and provide a common focus for National Food Day activities. In 2023, the theme focused on the impact water has on global food production: "Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind."