Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPrime Minister will also dedicate to the Nation 17 recently developed biofortified varieties of 8 crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 and improve nutrition and food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in 1945. The FAO is headquartered in Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Composed of 197 member states, the FAO is governed by a biennial conference representing each member country and the European Union, which elects a 49-member executive council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FAO and the World Health Organization created the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1961 to develop food standards, guidelines and texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO\/ WHO Food Standards Programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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