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Dr Ana Touza appointed FAO Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize • Apr. 18, 2025, 5:31 AM ET (The Gleaner)
South American Cereal Exporters Could Be 'Winners' in Trade War, FAO Says • Apr. 15, 2025, 3:07 AM ET (Bloomberg.com)
Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped? • Mar. 29, 2025, 9:11 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As FAO
Date October 1945 - present
Headquarters Rome
Areas Of Involvement human nutrition
Related People John Boyd Orr, Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin Mearns • Roberto Baggio

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