The Turks and Caicos Islands proudly join the global community in observing World Food Day 2025, as well as the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), founded in 1945.
This year, World Food Day is celebrated under the inspiring theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and Better Future.”
Observed annually on 16 October, World Food Day serves as a call to action to end world hunger, enhance food security, and improve global nutrition. According to the FAO, approximately 673 million people worldwide continue to live with hunger. Meeting the needs of a growing global population will require collaboration across borders, sectors, and generations.
As part of its ongoing mandate to improve food security in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Department of Agriculture has organised a series of activities in recognition of this year’s observance.
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Department distributed 500 seedlings and facilitated an exchange among backyard farmers who shared plants and planning materials in Providenciales.
October 16, 2025, saw a field day was hosted at the Government Kew Farm, North Caicos, where farmers, students, and members of the public participated in demonstrations on seed sowing techniques based on seed size. Attendees also received seedlings to start or expand their own backyard gardens—an initiative aimed at strengthening local food production and resilience.
Later this month, residents of Grand Turk will receive seeds and potting mixtures to begin their own backyard gardens as part of the Department’s continuing outreach efforts.
As we celebrate this important milestone, the Department of Agriculture encourages every resident to play a part in securing the nation’s food future by establishing backyard gardens, importing pest, and disease-free agricultural products and live animals (pets and livestock), and participating in agricultural training workshops. Together, we can build a more sustainable and food-secure Turks and Caicos Islands.
