CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

Detailed explanation-2: -FAO has its origins in the final years of the Second World War, as a result of growing recognition – during the 19th and early 20th century – of the importance of nutrition for health and the need to address common problems of agriculture, taking into account scientific and technological developments.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the lead United Nations agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 183 member countries plus one-member organization, the European Community.

Detailed explanation-4: -Headquartered in Rome, Italy, the FAO maintains offices throughout the world. The organization, which has more than 180 members, is governed by the biennial FAO conference, in which each member country, as well as the European Union, is represented.

Detailed explanation-5: -Established in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has its headquarters in Rome, Italy. It was founded with a goal to provide food security for everyone and assure that people will have access to high-quality food in sufficient quantities to achieve a healthy lifestyle.