1.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads
international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving bothdeveloped and developing
countries
2.The world headquarters are located in Rome,
3. FAO was established on 16 October 1945, in Quebec
City, Quebec, Canada.
4. In 1951, its headquarters were moved from
Washington, D.C., United States, to Rome, Italy
5..Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates into
English as "let there be bread".
6.FAO is also a source of knowledge and information,
and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernise and
improveagriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition
and food security for all.
7.FAO is composed of eight departments:
Administration and Finance, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Economic and
Social Development, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Knowledge and
Communication, Natural Resource Management and Technical Cooperation
8. FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations
meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.
9.As of 8 August 2008, FAO has 191 members states
along with the European Union, Faroe Islands and Tokelauwhich are associate
members.[1] It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group.[2]
10.The idea of an international organization for
food and agriculture emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century. In
May–June 1905, an international conference was held in Rome, Italy, which lead
to the creation of an International Agricultural Institute.[3]
11.Later in 1943, the United States President
Franklin D. Roosevelt called a United Nations Conference on Food and
Agriculture. Representatives from forty four governments gathered at the
Homestead Hotel, Hot Springs, Virginia, from 18 May to 3 June. They committed
themselves to founding a permanent organization for food and agriculture, which
happened in Quebec City, Canada on October 16, 1945.[4] The First Session of
the FAO Conference was held in the Chateau Frontenac at Quebec, Canada, from 16
October to 1 November 1945
12.The Second World War effectively ended the
International Agricultural Institute, though it was only officially dissolved
by resolution of its Permanent Committee on February 27, 1948. Its functions
were then transferred to the recently established FAO.
13.directors general
Sir
John Boyd Orr (UK) : October 1945 – April 1948.
Norris
E. Dodd (U.S.) : April 1948 – December 1953.
Philip
V. Cardon (U.S.) : January 1954 – April 1956.
Sir
Herbert Broadley (UK) (acting) : April 1956 – November 1956.
Binay
Ranjan Sen (India) : November 1956 – December 1967.
Addeke
Hendrik Boerma (Neth.) : January 1968 – December 1975.
Edouard
Saouma (Lebanon) : January 1976 – December 1993.
Jacques
Diouf (Senegal) : January 1994 – December 2011.
José
Graziano da Silva (Brazil) : January 2012 –
14.Deputy directors-general
William
Nobel Clark (US) : 1948.
Sir
Herbert Broadley (UK) : 1948–1958.
Friedrich
Traugott Wahlen (Switzerland) : 1958–1959.
Norman
C. Wright (UK) : 1959–1963.
Oris V.
Wells (US) : 1963–1971.
Roy I.
Jackson (US) : 1971–1978.
Ralph
W. Phillips (US) : 1978–1981.
Edward
M. West (UK) : 1981–1985.
Declan
J. Walton (Ireland) : 1986–1987.
Howard
Hjort (US) : 1992–1997.
Vikram
J. Shah (ad personam) (UK) : 1992–1995.
David
A. Harcharik (US) : 1998–2007.
James
G. Butler (US) : 2008–2010.
Changchui
He (China) (Operations): 2009 - present.
Ann
Tutwiler (US) (Knowledge): 2011 - present.
15.Regional offices
Regional
Office for Africa in Accra, Ghana
Regional
Office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile
Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand
Regional
Office for the Near East in Cairo, Egypt
