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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Aims to raise levels of nutrition
and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and
to better the condition of rural populations. An intergovernmental
organization with 183 member
countries. |
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Statistical Databases
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FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual
databases currently containing over one million time-series records
covering international statistics in many areas. |
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Economic and Social Department
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Ensures the development of policies,
strategies and guidelines and provides advisory and technical services
to FAO Members. Collects, analyses and disseminates information
in the relevant fields of competence to FAO Members. |
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Sustainable Development Department
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Global reference centre for knowledge
and advice on biophysical, biological, socio-economic and social
dimensions of sustainable development. Foci include agrarian transformation
and institutional reform; research, extension, education and communication;
and natural resource monitoring and management. |
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