World Food Day, 16 October 2012 highlights approaches to ending hunger and malnutrition

The theme of World Food Day 2012 was Agricultural Cooperatives – Key to Feeding the World. It highlights the role of cooperatives in improving food and nutrition security and contributing to the eradication of hunger. In his message delivered at the World Food Day Ceremony, the UN Secretary General said “Agricultural cooperatives play a vital role in improving food and nutrition security. Owned by their members, they can generate employment, alleviate poverty, and empower poor and marginalized groups in rural areas, especially women, to drive their own destinies.”
World Food Day has prompted partners and stakeholders in the SUN Movement to develop the following resources.

For additional activity and resources on World Food Day follow #WFD2012 and @SUN_Movement

RESOURCES

Get Involved! UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) World Food Day website
FAO World Food Day brochure
World Food Program (WFP): 3 simple actions to ensure children get a nutritious meal at school
ONE Campaign: Turn up the Heat for World Food Day campaign to end chronic malnutrition for 25M children

PHOTOS & VIDEOS:
Photos: World Food Day Ceremony, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
Al- Jazeera: World Food Day in pictures
UNICEF UK: World Food Day Photo Story

Feed the Future Video: Turning the tide on global hunger
Endinghunger.org Video : Agricultural Cooperatives – Key to Feeding the World
Heifer International World Food Day Video

BLOGS

Impatient Optimists: “What Can You Do to Help Solve the Global Food Crisis?”

Impatient Optimists: “World Food Day: No Wiggle Room in Global Food Supplies”

The Guardian: “World Food Day: helping smallholder farmers to share knowledge” 

Huffington Post: “World Food Day – Lets talk about the oceans” [by: Andrew Sharpless and Ted Danson]

Huffington Post: “Facing the Facts on World Food Day: Scarcity Isn’t the Problem” [by Nan Dale]

International Atomic Energy Agency: “The right answer to hunger”
Future Fortified: “A Little Food for Thought for World Food Day”
World Economic Forum blog: “How will we feed 9 billion in 2050?”
Greenpeace: “Food for thought on World Food Day”