![]() | Politics and Poverty: A Critique of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Area Studies; Global Development; Environment and Sustainability; Food Science & Technology; Geography; Politics & International Relations; Development Policy; Environment & the Global South; Environmental Policy; Environmental Politics; Environmental Issues; Environment & Resources; Environment & Economics; Food Laws & Regulations; International Political Economy; Regulatory Policy; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; African Studies; Food Chemistry; Human Geography; International Politics; International Relations; Agriculture and Food; African Economics; African Development; Africa and the Environment; Nutrition; Environmental Geography; African Politics; International Organizations; Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived as an organization that would bring together health and agriculture. It would manage the world's food output to greater advantage and improve the well-being of its people. Almost a half-century on, FAO faced mounting criticism from its major funding nations, professionals within the field, and developing countries. The efficacy of its constitution, bureaucracy and aid, and even its fidelity to original ideals are questioned. |
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