Description:
The largest of the UN Agencies, FAO was foundedwith the mission to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. The FAO home page includes information on FAO programs and information resources. Includes FAO statistical databases -- on-line and multilingual databases covering international statistics in the following areas: Production, Trade, Food Balance Sheets, Fertilizer and Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Forest Products, Fishery Products, Population, Agricultural Machinery, Food Aid Shipments

URL:
http://www.fao.org/

Organization:
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:

General
Post Secondary

Subject:
Sustainable Development

Program type:
Internet Site

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00