Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Organization Name
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Description
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger, improve nutrition, and ensure food security by making agriculture, forestry, and fisheries more productive and sustainable.
Key Facts
- Founded: 16 October 1945 (World Food Day)
- Members: 195 (194 states + EU)
- Director-General: Qu Dongyu (China), re-elected for a second term
- Headquarters: Rome, Italy
- Key programs: Food security monitoring, sustainable agriculture, fisheries management, forestry
- Publications: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) annual report
Nepal Relevance
- FAO supports Nepal's agricultural development, food security programs, and mountain farming initiatives.
- Headquarters
- Rome, Italy
- Founded Year
- 1945
- Current Head/SG
- Qu Dongyu
- Category
- UN System