To celebrate World Food Day 2020 in Brazil, the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will host an online event with the aim of giving visibility to concrete solutions that are changing food systems across the country.
With the theme “Grow, nourish, sustain. Together”, World Food Day 2020 calls for international solidarity to help the most vulnerable to recover and for food systems to be strengthened in a more sustainable and resilient way. Present at the event will be Aline Martins, Knowledge Management Manager at the Semear Internacional Programme; José Eduardo Scardua, CEO and founder of Raiz Capixaba; Marie Tarrisse, Sustainability Manager at Grupo Carrefour Brasil; and Naiara Santestevan, owner of VivaFlor, part of Grupo Pé na Terra.