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Basic texts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2017 edition

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 245 p.

Author Shared Services Centre

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Synopsis (short abstract) The Nations accepting this Constitution, being determined to promote the common welfare by furthering separate and collective action on their part for the purpose of: raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdictions; securing improvements in the efficiency of the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products; bettering the condition of rural populations; and thus contributing towards an expanding world economy and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger; hereby establish the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, hereinafter referred to as the "Organization", through which the Members will report to one another on the measures taken and the progress achieved in the field of action set forth above.

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FAO. 2017. Basic texts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2017 edition . Rome. 

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