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Historical Dictionary of the International Food Agencies
Ross B. Talbot
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Description for Historical Dictionary of the International Food Agencies
Hardback. Describes world food organizations' efforts to alleviate the continuing and often devastating problem of world hunger and explains why they are largely unsuccessful. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPSN; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Four world food organizations are based in Rome: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization); WFP (World Food Programme- British spelling is used in Rome); WFC (World Food Council); and IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development). For obvious reasons, acronyms are widely used when discussing their functions and activities. FAO came into being in 1945 even before the United Nations was officially launched; its original and continuing purposes are to aid agriculture worldwide so that "freedom from hunger" might actually become a reality. WFP is an experimental, now quasi-permanent institution of the early 1960's, using agricultural surpluses of the ... Read more
Four world food organizations are based in Rome: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization); WFP (World Food Programme- British spelling is used in Rome); WFC (World Food Council); and IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development). For obvious reasons, acronyms are widely used when discussing their functions and activities. FAO came into being in 1945 even before the United Nations was officially launched; its original and continuing purposes are to aid agriculture worldwide so that "freedom from hunger" might actually become a reality. WFP is an experimental, now quasi-permanent institution of the early 1960's, using agricultural surpluses of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810828476
SKU
V9780810828476
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About Ross B. Talbot
Ross Talbot, a professor emeritus of political science, Iowa State University, studied these organizations in Rome in 1979-80 and has published articles, book chapter, and The Four World Food Agencies in Rome (Iowa State, 1990).
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of the International Food Agencies
This book is extremely useful for anyone interested in the historical aspects of international food agencies.
American Reference Books Annual
A useful reference book for those involved or interested in the world's four major food agencies.
International Agricultural Development
American Reference Books Annual
A useful reference book for those involved or interested in the world's four major food agencies.
International Agricultural Development