Food and Agriculture Organization – FAO
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Founded Date January 1, 1945
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Company Description
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a professional agency of the United Nations that guides international efforts to defeat hunger and enhance nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded on 16 October 1945.
The FAO contains 195 members, including 194 countries and the European Union. Its headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and it preserves regional and field offices worldwide, operating in over 130 countries. It helps governments and development agencies harmonize their activities to develop agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and water resources. It also conducts research, provides practical assistance to projects, operates educational and training programs, and gathers agricultural output, production, and development data.
The FAO is managed by a biennial conference representing each member country and the European Union, which elects a 49-member executive council. The Director-General, as of 2019 Qu Dongyu of China, serves as the chief administrative officer. Various committees govern matters such as finance, programs, agriculture, and fisheries.