Food-Related Organizations - Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme, Meals on Wheels, Angel Food Ministries (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme, Meals on Wheels, Angel Food Ministries, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, Feed The Children, School Food Trust, World Vegetable Center, Organic Consumers Association, Terra Madre, Kitchen incubator, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Leket Israel, British Nutrition Foundation, Foodista.com, Hands on tzedakah, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Quality Assurance International, Food Banks Canada, FareShare, Children's Hunger Fund, Roots of Change, Food Empowerment Project, Association of American Feed Control Officials, EUFIC, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, ECOCERT, International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, Food First, International Institute of Agriculture, Conference for Food Protection, Organic Food Development Center, American Pie Council, International Sugar Organization, ESSG, The Food Commission. Excerpt: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, or ONUAA for French: ) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernise and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates into English as "let there be bread." As of 8 August 2008, FAO has 191 members states along with the European Union, Faroe Islands and Tokelau which are associate members. It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group. The notion of establishing an international organization to oversee the agricultur...