Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN is a agency of the United Nations which focuses in eliminating world hunger and problems caused by it. The Concept of FAO arrissed in the late 19th and early 20th century by the US agriculturist and activist David Lubin. In May–June 1905, an international conference was held in Rome, Italy, which led to the creation of the International Institute of Agriculture.

                                 

Later in 1943 under the leadership of US president Franklin D Roosevelt, the FAO was formed. In 1951 the FAO's headquarters was moved from Washington DC, USA to Rome, Italy. The Organization is directed by the representatives from the member nations which meets in very 2 years. The organization has chosen a group of 49 nations to govern the FAO. The budget of FAO is funded by the member nations through the conference. The total FAO budget for 2016-17 was USD 2.6 billion. 

The current Director General of the FAO is Jose Graziano da Silva. His tenure started from January 2012 and will end at July 2019.