It mobilizes funding from multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, regional development banks and international funds as well as FAO resources.

The Alliance was founded by the Rome based food agencies-the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ), UN World Food Programme ( WFP ), International Fund for Agriculture Fund for Development ( IFAD ),-and Bioversity International.

Additionally outside the region, FSM is a member or participant of the ACP ( Lomé Convention ), the Alliance of Small Island States, the Asian Development Bank, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the G-77, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the IMF, the International Olympic Committee, the ITU, the NAM and the World Meteorological Organization.

Jordan is an active member of the UN and several of its specialized and related agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ), and World Health Organization ( WHO ).

Additionally outside the region, Kibibati is a member or participant of the ACP ( Lomé Convention ), the Asian Development Bank, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the IMF, International Maritime Organization, International Olympic Committee, International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), Universal Postal Union and the World Meteorological Organization.

Laos is a member of the following international organizations: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ( ACCT ), Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN, ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ), ASEAN Regional Forum, Asian Development Bank, Colombo Plan, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific ( ESCAP ), Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), Group of 77G-77, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( World Bank ), International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), International Development Association ( IDA ), International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD ), International Finance Corporation ( IFC ), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Labour Organization ( ILO ), International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), Intelsat ( nonsignatory user ), Interpol, International Olympic Commission ( IOC ), International Telecommunication UnionITU, Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ), Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA ), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ), Universal Postal Union ( UPU ), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization ( WHO ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization ( observer ).

AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, International Monetary Fund, IMO, Intelsat ( nonsignatory user ), Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, World Health Organization, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Demographics of Mauritania, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. According to the 2010 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 3 460 000 in 2010, compared to only 657 000 in 1950.

and has participated in FAO, International Labor Organization ( ILO ), UNESCO and World Health Organization.

ACCT, AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, CGPM, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD ( World Bank ), ICAO, ICC, ICC, ICDO, ICFTU, ICMM, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFCS, IFRCS, IGC, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, IWC, LAIA ( observer ), NAM ( guest ), NEA, NSG, OAS ( observer ), OECD, OIE, OPCW, OSCE, OTIF, PCA, PFP, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNOMIG, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC.

The Expanded Programme on Immunization was started in 1974, as was the control programme into onchocerciasis – an important partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ), and World Bank.

World production of cassava root was estimated to be 184 million tonnes in 2002, rising to 230 million tonnes in 2008 ( FAO ).

From the FAO / UNESCO Soil Map of the World the following salinised areas can be derived.

This was further supported and developed by the World Bank ; on 19 May 1971, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research was established, co-sponsored by the FAO, IFAD and UNDP.

* 1998: Commemorative Medal by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand on the occasion of the Celebration of the 18th World Food Day, organised by FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok ;

These texts are drawn up by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an organization that is sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) and the World Health Organization ( WHO ).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) developed a supra-national classification, also called World Soil Classification, which offers useful generalizations about soils pedogenesis in relation to the interactions with the main soil-forming factors.

* Apply traceability processes on the whole production chain ( breeding, feed, medical treatment ...) for consumer security and feedback possibility in case of a food crisis ( e. g., dioxin ). FAO: GAP: FAO GAP Principles: Animal Health and Welfare

The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) and the United Nations Environmental Program ( UNEP ), has developed guidelines for safe use of wastewater.

:* Codex Alimentarius Commission ( FAO and World Health Organization )

FAO Animal Production and Health Papers 154.

* Toxicological and Health Aspects of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid: Report of a WHO Expert Meeting In collaboration with FAO

The unit retinol equivalent ( RE ) was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Health Organization ( FAO / WHO ) in 1967.

This concept was first introduced in 1961 by the Council of Europe and later the Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives ( JECFA ), a committee maintained by two United Nations bodies: the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO and the WHO World Health Organization.

" The United States is collaborating closely with eight international organizations, including the World Health Organization ( WHO ), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ), the World Organization for Animal Health ( OIE ), and 88 foreign governments to address the situation through planning, greater monitoring, and full transparency in reporting and investigating avian influenza occurrences.

It also maintains relations with the World Health Organization ( WHO ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ).

Its texts are developed and maintained by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a body that was established in early November 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ), was joined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) in June 1962, and held the first session in Rome in October 1963. The Commission's major goals are to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the international food trade.

The United Nations ' Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and World Health Organization ( WHO ) will implement these criteria with " labelling to stop consumers overdosing on vitamin and mineral food supplements.

Many governmental agencies, the most notable ones being the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ), the United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), Health Canada, and the European Union Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, as well as the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), have issued guidance for fish consumers that is designed to limit methylmercury exposure from fish consumption.

The PDCAAS rating was adopted by the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations / World Health Organization ( FAO / WHO ) in 1993 as " the preferred ' best '" method to determine protein quality.

Demographics of Angola, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population in thousands ; Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005.

Bank for International Settlements, Council of Europe, Central European Initiative, EBRD, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, FAO, Group of 77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, International Criminal Court, International Development Association, IFAD, International Finance Corporation, IFRCS, ILO, International Monetary Fund, International Maritime Organization, Interpol, IOC, International Organization for Migration ( observer ), ISO, ITU, Non-Aligned Movement ( guest ), Organization of American States ( observer ), OIC ( observer ), OPCW, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, United Nations, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO ( observer )

Demographics of Burkina Faso, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Demographics of Burundi, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Demographics of Chad, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Demographics of Cape Verde, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

* Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO )

Demographics of Côte d ' Ivoire, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Demographics of Comoros, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEEAC, CEPGL, ECA, FAO, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, International Maritime Organization, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, ITUC, NAM, OPCW ( signatory ), PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

In 2000 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) found that " the role of population dynamics in a local setting may vary from decisive to negligible ," and that deforestation can result from " a combination of population pressure and stagnating economic, social and technological conditions.

A 2005 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) estimates that although the Earth's total forest area continues to decrease at about 13 million hectares per year, the global rate of deforestation has recently been slowing.

Demographics of Egypt, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; number of inhabitants in thousands.

A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) states that Afghanistan was nearing self-sufficiency in grain production.

ACCT, AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, CCC, CDB ( non-regional ), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECA ( associate ), ECE, ECLAC, EIB, EMU, ESA, ESCAP, EU, FAO, FZ, G-5, G-7, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, International Maritime Organization, Inmarsat, InOC, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MINURSO, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM ( guest ), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS ( observer ), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SPC, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WADB ( nonregional ), WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, Zangger Committee

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) ( Italian: Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l ' Alimentazione e l ' Agricoltura ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

Some countries may denote specific representatives to the FAO, for instance the United States Ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, who has ambassador rank and is also part of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome.