Monday, October 16, 2017
Kabul (BNA) October 16th World Food Day is a day of extending helping hands for needy people who are suffering from poverty and no access to sufficient food.
BNA economic affairs commenting on the issue writes October 16 is world Food Day. The day is celebrated across the world because the rich and poor countries accepting their obligation before the humanity are fighting for settling this horrible problem that is a stigma on forehead of humanity.
The day provides the ground for preventing the further extension of poverty and hunger and destruction of environment and elimination of farming fields.
Today world communities are severely suffering from poverty and almost one billion people are living under poverty line or facing malnutrition.
While there are countries that daily spoil thousands tons of food and deliberately waste them.
Food is an essential need of every living thing, therefore, all living things try in one way or another to meet the need, economic and social activities are carrying out to ensure food requirements. Unfortunately, human communities are dealing unfair dealing this problem. There are countries that sufficient foodstuff and spoil great quantities of foodstuff, while there are countries whose residents suffering from poverty and poorness,
Therefore, in this critical situation, World Food Day can play a great role in wakening conscience of people who have been enjoying of having food surpass of their needs, while their fellowman and women are suffering from hunger and poverty in other countries.
In the situation, putting Islamic teachings in practice is of great importance that suggests, “Eat and drink not squander”. If focus deeply in this heavenly verdict and put it in practice in our daily life, without doubt the extra food in rich countries can remove poverty from poor countries.
Lack of enough food in Afghanistan is an acute problem in the country. The country is suffering from shortage of food for a half of a century; the devastating imposed war has badly affected Afghan community for four decades have added the problem. During the period, Agricultural farm lands have ruined and irrigation systems seriously harmed, cities and villages have expanded illegally without considering any standard, that caused decreasing of agricultural and animal husbandry products and add to food problem in the country.
Although Afghanistan is an agricultural country and 70% of its population are engaged in farming and animal raising industries, but imports food and other agricultural products from other countries an 39% of its population live under poverty line the reason is that there had been no good management in agricultural, commercial, health affairs and controlling the waters of the country.
Therefore, without having a special program, proper management for settling this problem, our people will not rid of from poverty and hunger which is seriously threat our people.
Abdul Khalil Minawi
