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

An FAO survey done in the northern regions in spring 2002 showed that in four provinces ( Balkh, Juzjan, Sar-e Pol, and Faryab ), there was a loss of about 84 % of cattle from 1997 to 2002 and around 80 % of sheep and goat.

The First Session of the FAO Conference was held in the Chateau Frontenac at Quebec, Canada, from 16 October to 1 November 1945

One of the most notable features of the building was the Axum Obelisk which stood in front of the agency seat, although just outside of the territory allocated to FAO by the Italian Government.

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.

The FAO Goodwill Ambassadors Programme was initiated in 1999.

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.

The United Nations FAO reports that the world production of potatoes in 2010 was about 324 million tonnes.

The WFP was first established in 1961 after the 1960 Food and Agricultural Organization ( FAO ) Conference, when George McGovern, director of the US Food for Peace Programmes, proposed establishing a multilateral food aid programme.

WFP was formally established in 1963 by the FAO and the United Nations General Assembly on a three-year experimental basis.

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.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, total world capture fisheries production in 2000 was 86 million tons ( FAO 2002 ).

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Some of them are important commercial fishery species, notably small yellow croaker with reported landings of 218, 00 – 407, 000 tonnes in 2000 – 2009 ; based on the FAO fishery statistics from 2009, it was the 25th most important fishery species worldwide.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) reports that China was the top market for mules in 2003, closely followed by Mexico and many Central and South American nations.

He was an expert with the United Nations and FAO, and wrote about 30 books.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) reports that world production of cabbage and other brassicas ( these plants are combined by the FAO for reporting purposes ) for calendar year 2010 was.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) reports that world production of cabbage and other brassicas ( these plants being combined by the FAO for reporting purposes ) for calendar year 2010 was.

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

A twelve sided 50 ngwee coin was introduced in 1979 to replace the 50 ngwee note and featured commemorative FAO themes.

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.

Its functions were then transferred to the recently established FAO.

FAO established an Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases in 1994, focusing on the control of diseases like rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and avian flu by helping governments coordinate their responses.

* October 16 – FAO established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.

* " Participation and the FAO " The Participation Website was established in 1999 by the Informal Working Group on Participatory Approaches and Methods to Support Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security ( IWG-PA ) from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ).

This was further supported and developed by the World Bank, FAO and UNDP, and the CGIAR was established on May 19, 1971, to coordinate international agricultural research efforts aimed at reducing poverty and achieving food security in developing countries.

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.

In 1960, UNICEF established a special survey into the needs of children commissioning reports from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and other UN organisations.

" Other critics of the FAO data point out that they do not distinguish between forest types, and that they are based largely on reporting from forestry departments of individual countries, which do not take into account unofficial activities like illegal logging.

In December 2007, FAO launched its Initiative on Soaring Food Prices to help small producers raise their output and earn more.

Under the initiative, FAO contributed to the work of the UN High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Crisis, which produced the Comprehensive Framework for Action.

FAO has carried out projects in over 25 countries and inter-agency missions in nearly 60, scaled up its monitoring through the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture, provided policy advice to governments while supporting their efforts to increase food production, and advocated for more investment in agriculture.

The aid package falls under the EU ’ s € 1 billion Food Facility, set up with the UN Secretary-General ’ s High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Crisis and FAO to focus on programmes that will have a quick but lasting impact on food security.

FAO focuses on strengthening capacity for disaster preparedness and ability to mitigate impact of emergencies on food security, by forecasting and providing early warning of adverse conditions, assessing needs and devising programmes which promote the transition from relief to reconstruction and development, improving analysis of underlying causes of crises, and strengthening local capacities to cope with risks.

FAO ’ s Global Information and Early Warning System ( GIEWS ) monitors world food supply / demand and provides the international community with prompt information on crop prospects and the food security situation on a global, regional and country-by-country basis.

The FAO Statistical Division produces FAOSTAT, an on-line multilingual database currently containing over 3 million time-series records from over 210 countries and territories covering statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population.

* Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

* Evaluation of certain Food Additives and Contaminants ; Sixty-first report of the Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

* 1980 FAO / IAEA / WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Irradiation recommends the clearance generally up to 10 kGy " overall average dose "

* 1997 FAO / IAEA / WHO Joint Study Group on High-Dose Irradiation recommends to lift any upper dose limit

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 ).

The following table is based on the ISSCAAP classification ( International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants ) used by the FAO for the purposes of collecting and compiling fishery statistics.

* FAO " Compendium on post-harvest operations "— Contains discussion on origin, processing and uses of sorghum