2021 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). The IYFV is a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health as well as in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The four objectives of the 2021 IYFV are:
- Raising awareness of and directing policy attention to the nutrition and health benefits of fruits and vegetables consumption.
- Promoting diversified, balanced, and healthy diets and lifestyles through fruit and vegetable consumption.
- Reducing losses and waste in fruits and vegetables food systems.
- Sharing best practices on promotion and consumption, improved sustainability, supply chains and capacity strengthening.
The 2021 IYFV falls within the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and the UN Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations systems. All information regarding the 2021 IYFV is available via the dedicated FAO website here.
On the 15 December 2020 FAO’s Director-General QU Donguy launched the 2021 IYFV with an appeal to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and technology and to reduce food loss and waste.
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