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World Food Day: Why over 800 million people go hungry each day despite adequate global supply | South China Morning Post

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Each year on October 16 it is World Food Day, a day started by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1981 to raise awareness on global hunger and food safety. While worldwide there is more than enough food produced to feed the planet, a July UN report revealed the world is moving backwards w…

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