Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

http://www.fao.org/

FAO Activities

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

Today, FAO is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 183 member countries plus one member organization, the European Community.

AGENDA 21 Areas of Particular Focus or Interest

Agriculture;
Biodiversity;
Biotechnology;
Climate Change;
Desertification;
Forests;
Land Resources;
Mountains;
Oceans;
Poverty;
Sustainable Development;
Toxic Waste;
Water and sanitation.

Brief Descriptions of and Links to Information Activities

Data
http://apps.fao.org/default.htm

FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual databases currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in the following areas:

Agricultural Machinery
Fertilizer and Pesticides
Fishery Products
Food Aid Shipments
Food Balance Sheets
Forest Products
Land Use and Irrigation
Population
Production
Trade

Indicators
http://www.fao.org/gtos/tems

EarlyWarning
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/faoinfo/ economic/giews/english/giewse.htm

Reports
http://www.un.org.tr/fao/FIVIMS.HTM
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/ agl/aglw/aquastat/main/index.stm
http://www.fao.org/fi/figis/index.jsp

Responsible Office/Person

Mr Jeff Tschirley

SDRN, FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
ITLAY

Tel=(+39) 06 57052565
Fax=(+39) 06 57053369
Email=gtos-at-fao.org

Date of preparation: 16 April 2003
 

 

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