 World Food Day is observed annually to raise awareness of the issues surrounding poverty and hunger. This year's observant will be held under the theme, our actions are our future, better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life. Philip Sidney is the chairman of the World Food Day Committee. St. Lucia joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Food Day every year on October 16th. This was an initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, established in 1945 with the main objective to alleviate hunger by the year 2030. The week-long program of activities to commemorate World Food Day is geared at increasing accessibility to healthy foods and alleviating hunger among the unfortunate. In order to keep with the mantra of the ministry, which is eat fresh St. Lucia's best, we are encouraging St. Lucia's to consume us from Monday next week all that is grown in St. Lucia which is ours and which is healthy. So World Food Day is tailored in that regard. So from Monday we are expecting even the Cabinet of Ministers to get themselves occupied in that regard. On Wednesday, I would like you all to remember we are having a panel discussion on television agriculture on the move featuring the theme of World Food Day, which I discussed earlier. Thursday is going to be a radio program discussing the theme again. And on Friday there are going to be two activities. As I said earlier, there is a revision of hunger around the world and St. Lucia is also included in that regard. So we are partnering with the Feed the Power Ministry, which is organized by Gasper Henry St. Lucia over the years. And we got the Taiwanese government to fund the feeding of 100 needy persons on Friday in the Town Hall. Next in the Town Hall, on Constitution Park, there's going to be a farmer's market. And that market entails farmers from around the island showcasing what fresh produce that they are growing using our seven crop project that is organized for the past three years. In addition to that, we're going to have agro processors showcasing added value to the produce that they produce on the farm. And this is what we are asking solutions to do in order to create some investment within the locality. So on Friday, that is going to be showcased in the Constitution Park starting from 10 o'clock until 6 o'clock. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development is receiving support from the Taiwanese technical mission and the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO in hosting the World Food Day 2021 week of activities. From the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, Miguel Morissette reporting.