Too many people around the world are starving. If we had a truly sustainable agri-food system, everyone would have enough food to lead a healthy lifestyle. In this context, the theme of World Food Day (October 16) this year is „Our Actions are our Future”.

ISO recently published the technical specification ISO/TS 26030 Social responsibility and sustainable development – Guidance on using ISO 26000:2010 in the food chain, which provides guidance on how an organization involved in the food chain can contribute to sustainable development.

ISO/TS 26030 is just one of over 1600 ISO standards and other useful documents for the food production sector that help eliminate global hunger. These include the ISO 22000 series on food safety management, which covers standards related to food manufacturing, agriculture, packaging, catering and animal feed and feed production.

Another reference document is the International Workshop Agreement IWA 29 Professional farmer organization – Guidelines, which contribute to the professionalism of small farmers’ organizations in emerging markets, allowing them to enter the global market.