Food and Agriculture Organization

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intergovernmental organization international organization specialized agency of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture worldwide.

Aliases (11)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ×43
FAO ×8
FAO headquarters, Rome ×2
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division ×1
FAO Forestry Division ×1
FAO Statistics Division ×1
FAO fisheries and aquaculture statistics ×1
FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy ×1
FAOSTAT ×1
FAOSTAT database ×1
Food and Agriculture Organization offices ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization → specialized agency of the United Nations →
abbreviation	FAO →
continentHeadquarters	Europe →
cooperatesWith	International Fund for Agricultural Development → United Nations Environment Programme → World Bank → World Food Programme → World Health Organization →
coordinatorOf	Committee on World Food Security →
countryHeadquarters	Italy →
executiveHead	Director-General of FAO →
fieldOfWork	agriculture → fisheries → food security → forestry → natural resource management → nutrition → rural development → sustainable development →
formationDate	1945-10-16 →
foundingLocation	Canada → Quebec City →
foundingYear	1945 →
fullName	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations →
governingBody	FAO Conference → FAO Council →
hasMemberType	associate members →
headquartersLocation	Italy → Rome →
maintainsDatabase	FAOSTAT →
membershipType	member states →
mission	defeat hunger → improve food security → improve nutrition → promote sustainable agriculture →
officialLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
parentOrganization	United Nations →
predecessor	International Institute of Agriculture →
publishes	FAOSTAT database → State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World → State of the World’s Forests → The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture →
regionServed	worldwide →
scope	global →
shortName	FAO →
typeOfProgram	capacity development → emergency response → knowledge sharing → policy advice → technical assistance →
worksOn	agricultural statistics → animal health → climate-smart agriculture → fisheries management → food loss and waste reduction → forest management → plant protection → rural poverty reduction →

Referenced by (76)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → Global Health Security programs ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → International Fund for Agricultural Development → International Oceanographic Commission ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → Pacific Regional Environment Programme ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → World Food Programme → World Meteorological Congress ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	cooperatesWith
Director-General of FAO ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → FAO Conference ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → FAO Council ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → FAO Secretariat ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → FAO Secretariat ("FAO") → Technical Committees of FAO ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	partOf
SOFI ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → SOFIA ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → State of the World’s Forests ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → State of the World’s Forests ("FAO Forestry Division") → The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	publishedBy
Food Insecurity Experience Scale ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → Global Forest Resources Assessment ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → State of the World’s Forests ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → State of the World’s Forests ("FAO") →	publisher
CFS ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → FAO Council ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → FAO Council ("FAO") →	parentOrganization
Food and Agriculture Organization ("FAO") → Food and Agriculture Organization ("FAO") →	abbreviation
Director-General of FAO ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	employer
United Nations Development Group ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → United Nations agencies →	hasMember
UN → United Nations →	hasSpecializedAgency
Sustainable Development Goal 2 ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → Zero Hunger →	monitoredBy
FAO Conference ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") → Technical Committees of FAO ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	organizer
International Institute of Agriculture → International Institute of Agriculture →	replacedBy
FAO Programme of Work and Budget ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	appliesToOrganization
Villa Umberto I (Rome) →	associatedWith
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance →	coordinatedWith
United Nations Economic and Social Council →	coordinatesWith
Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	creates
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture ("FAO fisheries and aquaculture statistics") →	dataSource
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	designatedBy
Food Insecurity Experience Scale ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	developedBy
Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	establishes
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture ("FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division") →	firstPublisher
International Institute of Agriculture →	followedBy
International Fund for Agricultural Development →	foundedBy
Food and Agriculture Organization ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	fullName
United Nations development system ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	hasComponent
Clean Water and Sanitation ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	hasCustodianAgency
Pacific Islands Forum →	hasObserver
United Nations system ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	hasPart
FAO Programme of Work and Budget ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	hasPublisher
International Institute of Agriculture →	hasSuccessor
Committee on World Food Security ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	hostedBy
UNON ("Food and Agriculture Organization offices") →	hostsOrganization
United Nations country teams in Central Africa ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	includes
Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	legalBasisFor
FAO Conference ("FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy") →	location
Food and Agriculture Organization ("FAOSTAT") →	maintainsDatabase
FAO Council ("FAO headquarters, Rome") →	meetsAt
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World ("FAO Statistics Division") →	producedBy
One Health ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	promotedBy
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture ("FAO") →	publisherAbbreviation
SOFIA ("FAO") →	publisherAcronym
Food and Agriculture Organization ("FAOSTAT database") →	publishes
Director-General of FAO ("FAO headquarters, Rome") →	seat
Food and Agriculture Organization ("FAO") →	shortName
Food Insecurity Experience Scale ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	usedBy
M. S. Swaminathan ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	workInstitution
CITES Secretariat ("Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations") →	worksWith