The department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform will be commemorating World Food Day in De Beershoogte near Barkly West on 20 October 2023. World Food Day is observed annually on the 16th October to mark the date of founding the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. The department says, this commemoration seeks to build greater momentum in eradicating poverty and malnutrition. The department says the event will be celebrated under the theme “Water is life, Water is food, leave no one behindâ€. Spokesperson of the department, Phemelo Manankong says, MEC for the department Mase Manopole together with Dikgatlong Mayor and local councils will brace the occasion on the day. Manangkong elaborates more......Insert - Food
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