International Mountain Day

Today is International Mountain Day as designated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN. This year the theme is of food security in mountains.


It is an apt occasion to reflect on how hard it is for mountain people to consistently get adequate and nutritious food to lead healthy and active lives. Priorities for improving food security in mountains include promoting and expanding traditional mountain crops; safeguarding indigenous land use practices; improving breeding programmes of mountain-adapted livestock; better market access; and mountain-specific public policy, developed with the participation of mountain people.

More specific information can be had at http://www.fao.org/mnts/intl_mountain_day_en.asp

Through the work of the AMAN Trust, we at NomadicMorocco are trying to play some small part in the sustainabiity of remote Berber communities far away from the touristic scenes of Imlil, Toubkal, Mgoun etc.