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Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations

Introduction
The Food and Agriculture of United Nations (FAO) is an organisation that fight
against global hunger and promotes rural development. Accomplishing food
safety for all is at the heart of FAOs efforts to make sure people have regular
access to enough high quality food to lead active, healthy lives. FAO
operates as an unbiased forum where all countries assemble to discuss
treaties and debate policy. FAO provides the additional resources like sharing
the knowledge and information, and aids emerging countries and enhance
agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, make sure good nutrition and
food security for everyone.
History
The foundation of international organization for food and agriculture
developed in the late 19th and early 20th era, recommended by the US
agriculturalist and activist David Lubin. In 1943, United States president
(Franklin D. Roosevelt) called a United Nations Conference on Food and
Agriculture. Where delegates from 44 governments participated in Hot
Springs, Virginia and decided to found a permanent organization for food and
agriculture.
The Hot Springs meeting determined to establish an Interim commission on
Food and Agriculture to take out recommendations, should be set up in
Washington and that each of the governments and authorities represented at
hot springs should be entitled to designate a representatives on the
commission. It was in existence for two years and few months, since it was
not feasible to convene the first session of the FAO meeting until a sufficient
number of countries had acknowledge the constitution, and in particular until
the host government of the commission had taken this essential step.
In 1945, first meeting of Food and Agriculture organization conference held in
Quebec City, Canada as a specialized United Nations agency. Later,
Headquarters moved to Rome, Italy, from Washington, DC, from United
States.
Strategic Objective
According to the constitution of FAO, It consists of four functions: information
gathering and dissemination, preparation of program suggestions,
endowment of practical assist, and support to governments with FAO-related
obligations. These functions serve the following goals
Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.

Reduce rural poverty.
Enable inclusive and efficient agriculture and food systems.
Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and
sustainable.
Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises.
Who are FAO?

An International assosiation, FAO has 194 members Nations, two associate
members and one member organization, the European Union. Its personnel
originate from different traditional environments and are specialists in
numerous disciplines of pursuit FAO participates in. FAOs staff ability permits
to aid enhanced ability to create, improve and change to prevailing
instruments and strategies and deliver targeted governance support as a
resource to country and regional level FAO offices. At present, FAO have
presence in 130 nations.
To review the policy issues and international framework members of the FAO
will meet at the biennial conference, as well as to assess the approved work
and to authorise the financial plan for the upcoming year. In this meeting,
members elect the board associates to serve three year term to carry out
management supervision of curriculum and financial activities. At the same
time members will elect the director general for four year term. The present
general (
Jose Graziano da Silva) took charge on 1st Jan 2012 and reappointed for the
term which elapses on 31st July 2019.
Food and Agriculture organization have the following departments
Agriculture and Consumer protection.

Climate, Biodiversity, land and water department.
Corporate Services.
Economic and Social development.
Fishers and aquaculture.
Forestry.
Technical cooperation and Programme Management.
How FAO Work
FAO creates and distributes significant evidence about nutrition, cultivation
and natural resources in the form of global public goods. It also co-operates a
connecting role through identifying and working with various associates with
recognised proficiency and helping a discourse among those who organise
the knowledge and those need it. FAO links the field to national, regional and
global initiatives in a mutually reinforcing cycle. FAO facilitate partnerships
for food and nutrition security, agriculture and rural development between
governments, development partners, civil society and the private sector.
Food and Agriculture organization comprises of five activities. It includes the

following
Putting information within reach and supporting the transition to

ecological cultivation.
Reinforcement governmental will and distributing program
expertise.
Bolstering public- private collaboration to improve smallholder
agriculture.
Bringing knowledge to the field.
Supporting countries prevent and mitigate the risk.
How is FAO Financed?

Food and Agriculture Organization is funded by assessed and voluntary
contributions. Member states assessed contribution are established at the
biennial FAO conference. For the year 2017, assessed contribution
percentage is 21.50 percent (amounted to 401.58 million), whereas the
percentage for the year 2016 is 20.56 percent. The voluntary contribution
from members and other partners are expected to be USD 1.6 billion approx.
in 2016-17.
For the year 2016-17, planned budget is USD 2.6 billion. Within this budget,
39 percent comes from assessed contributions from the members countries,
whereas 61 percent will be organized from voluntary contributions from
members and other partners.
Refferences
(n.d.). Retrieved 2017, from http://www.fao.org/home/en/
(n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/FAO%20FAQs_0.pdf
(n.d.).Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization#History

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Food and Agriculture Organization

of the United Nations

Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.

Who are FAO?

Agriculture and Consumer protection.

Food and Agriculture organization comprises of five activities. It includes the

Putting information within reach and supporting the transition to

How is FAO Financed?

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