This rule fixes World Food Day to 16 October on the Gregorian calendar, the annual date the FAO's member countries set for the observance at the organization's 20th General Conference in November 1979. The date itself commemorates the 1945 founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Month Number Day of the Month Observance
Observance NoteObserved annually on 16 October to mark the 1945 founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1 Connections
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Source World Food Day (Wikipedia)
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1. World Food Day (Wikipedia)
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World Food Day (WFD) was established by FAO's Member Countries at the Organization's 20th General Conference in November 1979.
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