FAO's Normative Role - A Review for Members and Partners













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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1998

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Introduction

Collection and processing of statistical data

Centre of information and knowledge

Forum for policy dialogue and for the preparation, negotiation and conclusion of international agreements

Norms, standards and conventions

Diffusion of information

Interdependence of normative and operational activities

Conclusion

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