Dr. Mark Klinedinst is an emeritus professor of economics at the University of Southern Mississippi. A resident of Hattiesburg, MS, he is involved in many local groups focused on environmental stewardship and sustainability, and has previously participated in volunteer work on behalf of World Food Day.

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Annual World
Food Day
Celebrates
FAO, Aims for
#ZeroHunger
Mark Klinedinst

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Introduction
 Dr. Mark Klinedinst is an emeritus professor of
economics at the University of Southern Mississippi. A
resident of Hattiesburg, MS, he is involved in many
local groups focused on environmental stewardship
and sustainability, and has previously participated in
volunteer work on behalf of World Food Day.
World Food Day is an event held annually on October
16th with two primary goals. The first is to mark the
anniversary of the date on which the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
was founded in 1945. The second is to bring
awareness to the issue of world hunger.

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#ZeroHunger
 Currently, the FAO is pursuing an initiative known at
#ZeroHunger, which aims to end global food insecurity by the
year 2030. World Food Day is one of the organization’s
foremost opportunities to garner support for this goal, and
associated events take place in more than 150 countries
every year.
The existence of World Food Day and the work of the FAO is
of crucial importance today, as over 800 million people across
the world are affected by hunger. The number of food-
insecure people is high in spite of the fact that the world
produces food at a volume capable of feeding everyone. To
learn more about World Food Day, the FAO, and the ways that
you can contribute to the #ZeroHunger mission, visit
www.fao.org/world-food-day.