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FOOD & AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that was established in Quebec City, Canada in 1945. The FAO aims to defeat hunger and works with both developed and developing countries to help eliminate hunger, increase agricultural productivity, reduce poverty, and build more resilient livelihoods. The FAO is headquartered in Rome, Italy and has 194 member states as well as regional offices around the world.
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- 1. FOOD & AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION DR.MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com
- 2. INTRODUCTION • 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. FORMATION • 16 October1945, in Quebec City, Canada. • TYPE : Specialized Agency
- 4. HEAD QUATERS-ROME Palazzo FAO,Rome, Italy
- 5. REGIONAL OFFICES REGION PLACE AFRICAACCRA, GHANA ASIA BANGKOK, THAILAND EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA BUDAPEST, HUNGARY LATIN AMERICA CARRIBEAN, SANTIAGO NEAR EAST CAIRO, EGYPT
- 6. HEAD (2015) • JoséGraziano da Silva(current)
- 7. PARENT ORGANIZATION • UNEconomic and Social Council • Websitewww.fao.org
- 8. • Is anagency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. • Serves both developed and developing countries.
- 9. HISTORY • The ideaof 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.
- 10. • In May–June1905, an international conference was held in Rome, Italy, which led to the creation of the International Institute of Agriculture
- 11. • Later in1943, the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt called a United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture.
- 12. • Representatives fromforty four governments gathered at The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia from 18 May to 3 June.
- 13. • They committedthemselves 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
- 14. • The FirstSession of the FAO Conference was held in the Chateau Frontenac at Quebec, Canada, from 16 October to 1 November 1945
- 15. MOTTO • Its Latinmotto, fiat panis, translates as "let there be bread".
- 16. MEMBERS • As of8 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.
- 17. STRUCTURE • FAO iscomposed 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.
- 18. STRUCTURE HEAD QUATERS REGIONAL OFFICES SUBREGIONAL OFFICES LAISION OFFICES
- 19. BUDGET • FAO's RegularProgramme budget is funded by its members, through contributions set at the FAO Conference.
- 20. DIRECTOR GENERALS No GENERALCOUNTRY 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
- 21. José Graziano daSilva
- 22. ACTIVITIES • FAO actsas a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.
- 23. • FAO isalso 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.
- 24. PRIORITY WORK AREAS •Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. • Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable.
- 25. • Reduce ruralpoverty. • Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems. • Increase the resilience of livelihoods from disasters.
- 26. • In thiscontext, FAO initiated “ A World Freedom from Hunger campaign during 1960 and disseminated nutrition information and education to people.
- 27. • In Dec1992, an international conference on Nutrition was held in Rome in collaboration with WHO. • They jointly sponsored a large number of expert committees on Food & Nutrition.
- 28. • Several projects have been developedon nutrition education, food quality and safety, micronutrient deficiency and nutrition surveillance.
- 29. • FAO alsoshares interest in the control of brucellosis and other zoonosis.
- 30.