Written by: Mausam Karki - 2022010, Grade IX
Posted on: 22 July, 2019
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. It is usually of plant or animal origin, contains essential nutrients. Historically, humans secured food through two methods; hunting and gathering and agriculture. Today the majority of the food energy required by the ever increasing population of the world is supplied by the food industry. The right to food is a human right derived from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, recognizing the “the right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food”, as well as the fundamental right to be free from hunger.
