Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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3.9
- proper noun
- Formal
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Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
- In 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially declared rinderpest eradicated.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Examples
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Chronic undernutrition is likely to continue to be a major problem in India; for the South Asian region as a whole, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that there will still be about 200 million people suffering from chronic undernutrition by the year 2010.
Academic text (1995) -
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2005. Yearbook of Fishery Statistics. Rome: FAO.
Academic text (2009) -
After the war's end, the newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations made rinderpest control and vaccination one of its top priorities.
Academic text (2013) -
After the war's end, the newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations made rinderpest control and vaccination one of its top priorities.
Academic text (2013) -
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2005. Yearbook of Fishery Statistics. Rome: FAO.
Academic text (2009) -
Chronic undernutrition is likely to continue to be a major problem in India; for the South Asian region as a whole, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that there will still be about 200 million people suffering from chronic undernutrition by the year 2010.
Academic text (1995) -
Thus, the 1958 Convention at the present time applies only between about 21 states, but it includes two states with significant interest in shipping: Denmark and the USA. # l24 Ariella D'Andrea, The "Genuine Link" Concept in Responsible Fisheries: Legal Aspects and Recent Developments, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Development Legal Service, p. 2.
Academic text (2016) -
Thus, the 1958 Convention at the present time applies only between about 21 states, but it includes two states with significant interest in shipping: Denmark and the USA. # l24 Ariella D'Andrea, The "Genuine Link" Concept in Responsible Fisheries: Legal Aspects and Recent Developments, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Development Legal Service, p. 2.
Academic text (2016) -
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations aims to improve food security for millions worldwide.
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In its latest report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations outlined strategies to combat hunger.
Synonyms
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4.1
An international organization that works to stop hunger and improve farming in many countries
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3.2
A United Nations agency that works to reduce hunger and improve farming worldwide
Surface Forms
Morphology
food + and + agriculture + organization + of + the + united + nation
This is a fully compositional proper name: combining 'food' + 'agriculture' + 'organization' + 'of the United Nations' clearly denotes a UN organization concerned with food and agricultural matters. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the general meaning.
Etymology
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations gets its name from its job: to bring together work on food and agriculture for many countries. The name shows it is the United Nations' organization that helps farms and tries to 'stop hunger', so today it means the UN group that leads efforts to improve food and farming worldwide.