FAO

American  

1. Food and Agriculture Organization.

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FAO British  

abbreviation

1. Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)

2. for the attention of

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Example Sentences

FAO Schwarz was an early victim of the rise of big-box discounters and internet shopping and its reshaping of the toy industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coveted for its vast mineral resources, the central African country is seeing sectors of the economy other than mining being crowded out, the FAO said.

From Barron's

The FAO’s food price index, which tracks a basket of staple foods, averaged 126.4 points in October, down from September’s revised level of 128.5 points.

From The Wall Street Journal

Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, told Grist that preliminary trade data and industry sources suggest Mexico's exports dropped 2 percent, while Brazil saw an 8 percent decrease.

From Salon

The FAO says that escalating civil insecurity and conflict in northern Nigeria are disrupting agricultural activities and markets, with the high cost of inputs like seeds and fertilizer constraining agricultural activity.

From Salon