What is Food and Agriculture Organization?
The '''Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations''' (FAO) is a specialized agency of the [[United Nations]] that leads international efforts to defeat [[hunger]] established on 16 October 1945. It serves both developed and developing countries and acts as a neutral form where all [[nation]]s meet as equals. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve [[agriculture]], [[forestry]] and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and [[food security]] for all. == FAO offices == === Regional offices === * [http://www.fao.org/world/regional/raf/index_en.asp Regional Office for Africa] in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] * [http://www.rlc.fao.org/default.htm Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007061920/http://www.rlc.fao.org/default.htm |date=2009-10-07 }} in [[Santiago|Santiago, Chile]] * [http://www.fao.org/world/regional/rap/index.asp Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109232843/http://www.fao.org/world/regional/rap/index.asp |date=2009-11-09 }} in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] * [http://www.fao.org/world/Regional/RNE/index_en.htm Regional Office for the Near East] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] * [http://www.fao.org/world/Regional/REU/index_en.htm Regional Office for Europe] at FAO headquarters, [[Rome]], [[Italy]] === Subregional offices === * [http://www.fao.org/world/SubRegional/SAFR/default_en.htm Subregional Office for Southern and East Africa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804233000/http://www.fao.org/world/SubRegional/SAFR/default_en.htm |date=2009-08-04 }} in [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] * [http://www.fao.org/world/SubRegional/SAPA/default_en.htm Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804233004/http://www.fao.org/world/SubRegional/SAPA/default_en.htm |date=2009-08-04 }} in [[Apia]], [[Samoa]] * [http://www.fao.org/regional/SEUR/index