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ISBN
9780810828476
Book Title
Historical Dictionary of the International Food Agencies: Fao, Wfp, Wfc, Ifad
Book Series
Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations Ser.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Item Length
8.7 in
Publication Year
1994
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Ross B. Talbot
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Topic
Intergovernmental Organizations, Reference, International Relations / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), World
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Item Width
5.7 in
Number of Pages
218 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0810828472
ISBN-13
9780810828476
eBay Product ID (ePID)
945792

Product Key Features

Book Title
Historical Dictionary of the International Food Agencies: Fao, Wfp, Wfc, Ifad
Number of Pages
218 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Intergovernmental Organizations, Reference, International Relations / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Author
Ross B. Talbot
Book Series
Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-002309
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
This book is extremely useful for anyone interested in the historical aspects of international food agencies.
Series Volume Number
6
Volume Number
Vol. 6
Dewey Decimal
363.8/83/03
Synopsis
Describes world food organizations' efforts to alleviate the continuing and often devastating problem of world hunger and explains why they are largely unsuccessful., 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 industrial countries to assist the development of agriculture in the newly created nations of Asia and Africa. In November 1974, the UN held a World Food Conference in Rome. It was the largest meeting of its type ever held, and out of its deliberations were born the WFC and IFAD. The former was designated the coordinating fuction of worldwide agricultural activities; the latter was to assist agricultural development, primarily in low-income Third World countries--"the poorest of the poor." For reasons elaborated in the book, the World Food Council has been of marginal utility in the pursuit of its coordinating function; IFAD has been quite successful even though greatly underfunded. The production, distribution, and utilization of food is largely a function of individual countries. These four world organizations have as their principal purpose the improvement of agriculture in Third World countries. Talbot describes what they do to alleviate the continuing and often devastating problem of world hunger and why they really are unable to do what they were created for.
LC Classification Number
HD9000.1.T34 1994

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