Food and Agriculture Organization

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/food-and-agriculture-organization

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding date?October 16, 1945
2. What is the headquarters location?Rome, Italy
3. What is the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?The FAO is a special part of the United Nations that works to make sure everyone around the world has enough food. It helps countries share ideas about farming, fishing, and trees, and keeps track of food prices and nutrition.
4. When was the FAO founded and why?The FAO was started on October 16, 1945, after World II when many people were hungry. It was created to help countries recover from war and stop hunger.

Food Security: The condition of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Sustainable Development: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Nutrition: The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
Food Systems: All the processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population, from production to consumption.