Food and Agriculture Organization

American  

noun

1. the agency of the United Nations that institutes and administers programs, especially in underdeveloped countries, for improving farming methods and increasing food production. FAO

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Example Sentences

Global food prices fell in November for the third consecutive month, driven by lower prices for all major staple foods except cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2020, more than 800 million tons of fertilizer were manufactured worldwide, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Science Daily

A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization expert advisory panel also said in a report this year that the risk of extinction for Japanese and American eels was "low".

From Barron's

Food and Agriculture Organization as part of its decimation of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

"Heirloom varieties... are able to adapt to climate change, to more severe water shortages, to extremes of cold and heat," said Mario Marino, from the climate change division of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Barron's