FAO

THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

ORGANIZATION OF THE

UNITED NATIONS

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Raise levels of nutrition and standards of living

Improve agricultural productivity

Better the conditions of rural populations

Contribute to the expansion of the world’s economy

FAO’s Mandate...

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…for a world without hunger

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Eliminating Hunger Fighting

Poverty

Caring for the Earth

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HOW DO WE GET THE JOB DONE?

Putting information within reach

Sharing policy

expertise

Providing a meeting place for nations

Bringing knowledge to the field

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FAO has 192 Members (191 nations and EU) and 2 Associate Members

FAO is an organization of countries

FAO’s Governing Bodies

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FUNDING

The FAO regular budget for the 2012 – 2013 biennium

is just over US$1 billion.

Voluntary contributions are expected to reach

approximately US$1.4 billion

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More than 3 600 permanent staff work at FAO

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? FAO AROUND THE WORLD

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FAO’s technical work is carried out through departments:

Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Economic and Social Development Fisheries and Aquaculture

Forestry Natural Resources and Environment Technical Cooperation Department

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? FAO AROUND THE WORLD

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5 Regional Offices:

Santiago, Chile – Latin America and the Caribbean Accra, Ghana – Africa

Budapest, Hungary – Europe and Central Asia Cairo, Egypt – Near East

Bangkok, Thailand – Asia and the Pacific

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? FAO AROUND THE WORLD

13 Sub-regional Offices 5 Liaison Offices

67 Country Offices

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Private Sector as a Key Ally in the Fight Against Hunger

PRIVATE SECTOR IS A KEY ALLY FOR FAO

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Private Sector Partnerships key to tackle

hunger and priority area for FAO Director- General

Private sector in touch with virtually every

dimension of FAO’s mission at global, regional and country levels

NEW STRATEGIC VISION

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• FAO Strategy on partnerships with the private sector

• FAO Principles and Guidelines for Cooperation with the Private

Sector

• Private Sector Capacity Building Toolkit for FAO staff

• Streamline Internal Procedures for Partnership Approval

• Improve internal Due Diligence mechanisms

• Codification of Procedures for Private Sector Participation to FAO Governing Bodies

REVISION OF TOOLS

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• Compliance to the Global Compact Principles • Business and human Rights • MDGs Millennium Development Goals • FAO five Strategic Objectives: • Strategic Objective 1: Eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition • Strategic Objective 2: Increase production in agriculture, fisheries and

forestry in an economic, social and environmentally sustainable manner • Strategic Objective 3: Improve the livelihood of rural populations, in

particular women and youth, through enhanced employment opportunities and increased access to production resources

• Strategic Objective 4: Enable more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems at local, national, regional and international levels

• Strategic Objective 5: Increase the resilience of rural livelihoods to threats and crises

SUSTAINABILITY

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• Policy Dialogue • Norms and Standard Setting • Development and Technical Programmes • Advocacy and Communication • Knowledge Management and Dissemination • Mobilization of Resources

AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT

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• Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

• Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance

of Tenure of the Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGLT)

• Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (AAHM)

Policy Dialogue Examples

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• Codex Alimentarius

• Committees on Forestry (COFO), Fisheries (COFI) and Agriculture (COAG)

Norms and Standard Settings Examples

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• World Food Day • TeleFood • Save Food Initiative

Advocacy and Communication Examples

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• Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA)

• FishInfo network (FIN) • Gateway to Farm Animal Welfare

Knowledge Management and Dissemination Examples

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• Cause-Related Marketing • FAO Umbrella Programme for

Private Sector Contributions

Mobilization of Resources Sample Mechanisms

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THANK YOU

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