A World Food Day teleconference will air locally Oct. 16, giving southern New Mexicans a progress report on efforts to feed 800 million hungry people worldwide, including 30 million in the United States.
Admission is free.
Students, faculty, staff and the public will be able to call in questions during the teleconference. Instructors are encouraged to incorporate the teleconference in their classes. Broadcast in English, Spanish and French to a worldwide audience, the teleconference will provide an update on goals set at last year s World Food Summit. NMSU's College of Agriculture and Home Economics is sponsoring the teleconference site locally. The broadcast will focus on food security, which is different from traditional food aid programs, said Joel Diemer, NMSU associate professor of agricultural economics and agricultural business .