Here are the answers to the questions: 1. a) 25% 2. a) The best known specialized agency in the field is the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture 3. a) TeleFood 4. a) Analyze food needs, Assesstheavailability of food 5. FAO also has a System Information and Early Warning, through which oversees a comprehensive tracking device, which is supported by satellite surveillance techniques shows the evolution of the factors that affect food production and warns governments and donors about any possible threat to the food supply.

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In thelast 50 yearsworldfoodproduction has skyrocketed, even more thantherate of
worldpopulation. Between 1990 and 1997 the per capitafoodproductiongrewbyalmost
25%, however, in theworldstill 830 millionhungrypeople, aboutone in seven,
whichrepresents a largerpopulationwhichlives in Europe. Theproblem of hunger, as
serious and widespreadphenomenon, notduetofoodshortages, butthepoverty of
theaffectedpopulations, wholackthemeanstoacquirethem.
Amongvarious UN specialized agencies engaged in thefightagainsthunger and important
social programshavebeenestablishedtopromotethefoodsecurity of thepoorestsectors of
thepopulation, especially in rural areas.
FAO:
Thebestknownspecializedagency in thefieldistheUnitedNationsOrganizationforFood and
Agriculture (FAO), whichsinceitscreationaimstoprovideaccessbyallpeople at all times
tothefoodtheyneedtoenjoyan active and healthylife,
throughvariousactionstoalleviatepoverty and
hungerbypromotingagriculturaldevelopment, improvednutrition and thepursuit of
foodsecurity.
The FAO has a CommitteeonWorldFood Security, whichisresponsibleforthemonitoring,
evaluation and counselingwithregardtothesituation of internationalfoodsecurity.
Itsactivitiesinclude:

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Analyzefoodneeds
Assesstheavailability of food
Monitor levels of reserves
Monitor policiestoensurefoodsecurity
FAO also has a SystemInformation and EarlyWarning, throughwhichoversees a
comprehensive tracking device, whichissupportedbysatellitesurveillancetechniques
shows theevolution of thefactorsthataffectfoodproduction and warnsgovernments and
donorsaboutanypossiblethreattothefoodsupply.
TheSpecialProgrammeforFood Security FAO focusesonthe 83
countrieswherethevastmajoritylives of chronicallyhungrypeople in theworld. Theobjective
of thisprogramistoincreasefoodproduction and improvethelives of farmfamilies.
FAO alsoconductsanannualcampaignknown as TeleFood, whichprovides radio and
televisionprograms, concerts and otherevents, and whosegoalistohelp reduce
thenumber of hungrypeople in theworld. Thecampaignfocusesonthecelebration of

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WorldFood Day (eachOctober 16, whenitwasestablished FAO).
TeleFoodseekstoraiseawareness of thescourge of hunger and
mobilizeresourcestofundhundreds of projectstocombatit. Itwasestablished as a response
tothecalltoendhunger, callthatwasmade at the "WorldFood Summit" of 1996 and
reiterated in the "WorldFood Summit: fiveyearslater."
IFAD:
The International FundforAgriculturalDevelopment (IFAD),
providesfinancingfordevelopment in orderto reduce poverty and hunger in thepoorest
rural regions of theworld. IFAD encouragesparticipation of the rural poorwomen and
menfortheirowndevelopment, throughtheidentification of theneeds of thispopulation, the
use of knowledge and skills at theirdisposal and promotetraditionalways of earning
viable livelihoods and managetheirresources.
IFAD'sworkincludestheorganization and mobilization of farmers and
fishermenassociations in poorcommunitiestoovercomethelevel of subsistenceproduction
and lifttheircommunities and theirfamiliesout of
povertythroughloansthatwereusedtobuybasicsupplies and foodprocessingequipment and
tocreatemicro.PMA:
TheWorldFoodProgramme (WFP) istheworld'slargestorganization of foodassistance
and, withintheUnitedNationssystem, the more goods and
servicesfromdevelopingcountriespurchase, thusstrengtheningtheireconomies.
WFP providesassistanceaccordingtothe formula of "foodforwork", who are
chronicallyhungry, in ordertoachieveself-sufficiency. Forexample, WFP

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foodtopayworkersbuildingroads and ports in Ghana, Bangladesh repairedlevees,
terracesbuilt in thehills of Guatemala and replantforests in Ethiopia.
Programslikethesehelppeoplehelpthemselves and
relylessoninternationalfoodassistance.
1. capitatermsgrewthefood in thelast 50 years?
a) 25% b) 60% c) 30% d) 100%
2. Whatis FAO?
a) Thebestknownspecializedagency in
thefieldistheUnitedNationsOrganizationforFood and Agriculture
b) providesfinancingfordevelopment in orderto reduce poverty and hunger in
thepoorest rural regions of theworld
3. as thecampaigniscalledannuallyconducts FAO?
a) TeleFood b) WERFUD c) telefe
4. FAO has a CommitteeonWorldFood Security whichisresponsible?
a) Analyzefoodneeds, Assesstheavailability of food
b) cleaningfood
c) verifythatreapgood
5. makingtheInformationSystem and EarlyWarning?