The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was established in 1945 as the first specialized agency of the UN. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, FAO leads international efforts to defeat hunger by serving both developed and developing countries. It has 194 member states and focuses on helping eliminate hunger, increasing agricultural productivity, and promoting sustainable forestry and fisheries practices.

1. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION
(FAO)
COMPILED BY-
Mr. Ashish Roy
(Nursing Tutor)

2. INTRODUCTION
OF FAO
 Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) was
the first specialized agency of UN established
after II world war in 1945 in Quebec, Canada
which subsequently moved in to Rome

3. FORMAT
ION
 On 16th October 1945, in Quebec City, Canada.
 It is a type of Specialized Agency.
 HEAD QUATERS-ROME Palazzo FAO, Rome,
Italy

4.  UN Economic and Social Council
 The Website of FAO is : www.fao.org
 Is an agency of the United Nations that leads
international efforts to defeat hunger.
 Serves both developed and developing
countries.
PARENT
ORGANIZATION

5.  The Regional Offices Region Place Africa
Accra, Ghana Asia Bangkok, Thailand Europe &
Central Asia Budapest, Hungary Latin America
Carribean, Santiago Near East Cairo, Egypt
REGIONAL
OFFICES

6.  The idea of an international organization for food and agriculture emerged
in the late 19th and early 20th century, advanced primarily by the US
agriculturalist and activist David Lubin
 In May–June 1905, an international conference was held in Rome, Italy,
which led to the creation of the International Institute of Agriculture
 Later in 1943, the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt called a
United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture.
 Representatives from forty four governments gathered at The Homestead
Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia from 18 May to 3 June
 They committed themselves to founding a permanent organization for food
and agriculture, which happened in Quebec City, Canada on 16 October
1945 with the conclusion of the Constitution of the Food and Agriculture
Organization.
HISTORY OF
FAO

7. The First Session of the FAO Conference was held in the Chateau
Frontenac at Quebec, Canada, from 16 October to 1 November 1945
MOTTO
Its Latin motto, fiat pani, translates as "let there be bread".
MEMBERS
As of 8 August 2013, FAO has 194 member states, along with the
European Union (a "member organization"), and the Faroe Islands and
Tokelau, which are associate members.
STRUCTURE
FAO is composed of seven departments: Administration and Finance,
Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Economic and Social Development,
Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Natural Resource Management and
Environment, and Technical Cooperation.

8. STRUCTURE HEAD QUATERS
REGIONAL OFFICES SUB
REGIONAL OFFICES
BUDGET
 FAO's Regular Programme budget is funded by its members,
through contributions set at the FAO Conference.
 DIRECTOR GENERALS No GENERAL COUNTRY PERIOD 1
José Graziano da Silva Brazil January 2012 – July 2019 2
Jacques Diouf Senegal January 1994 – December 2011 3
Edouard Saouma Lebanon January 1976 – December 1993 4
Addeke Hendrik Boerma Netherlands January 1968 –
December 1975 5 Binay Ranjan Sen India November 1956 –
December 1967
 José Graziano da Silva

9. ACTIVITIES
 FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet
as equals to negotiate agreements and debate
policy.
 FAO is also a source of knowledge and information,
and helps developing countries and countries in
transition modernize and improve agriculture,
forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good
nutrition and food security for all.

10. PRIORITY WORK AREAS
 Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.
 Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive
and sustainable.

11. ANY QUERY REGARDING TOPIC?

12. THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
KIND ATTENTION…!!!