Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- The World Food Day-2025 will be observed in the country today as elsewhere in the world with the theme "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future", highlights the need for collective action to create a more sustainable and food-secure world.

First celebrated in 1979, World Food Day takes place annually on October 16 aimed at promoting awareness about hunger and action for the future food safety for people across the planet. The Agriculture Ministry and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will jointly observe the day, reports BSS.

To mark the day, the Agriculture Ministry has taken elaborate programmes, which include international seminar, mass awareness programme and publication o...