FAO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does FAO mean? 

• FAO (noun)
  The noun FAO has 1 sense:

1. the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture

  Familiarity information: FAO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

FAO; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Hypernyms ("FAO" is a kind of...):

UN agency; United Nations agency (an agency of the United Nations)

 Context examples 

FAO is also a source of knowledge and information.

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, NCI Thesaurus)

Noncaloric sweeteners, like the rest of alimentary additives, are subject to a strict safety control carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other international institutions such as the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)

FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, NCI Thesaurus)

FAO's activities comprise four main areas: putting information within reach, sharing policy expertise, providing a meeting place for nations, bringing knowledge to the field.

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, NCI Thesaurus)

Founded in 1945, FAO leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, NCI Thesaurus)