Moldova to mark National Food Day

Chisinau, 11 September /MOLDPRES/- Parliament would set up the National Food Day celebration. On 11 September the Committee on Environment and Regional Development approved a draft supplementing Parliament's Decision on commemorative days, holidays and rest days in the Republic of Moldova, the parliament’s communication and public relations department has reported.

National Food Day would be celebrated in the Republic of Moldova annually, on 16 October.

The authors of the legislative initiative are members of the Committee on Agriculture and Food Industry. According to them, the establishment of this holiday will contribute to raising public awareness of the need for investments in agriculture, promoting the principles of healthy agriculture, which lead to healthy eating.

"Every year, around 88 million tons of food is dumped worldwide. To the considerable diminution of the negative effects of food waste both on the economy and the environment, all those involved in the life of a product can contribute - from the producer to the consumer ”, the authors of the legislative initiative said.

World Food Day is celebrated around the world since 1981. Today, over 150 countries mark the holiday. The UN General Assembly called on governments and international organizations to mark this holiday in order to raise public awareness of global food issues and strengthen solidarity in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

The project is to be approved by Parliament.