Nutrition and Agriculture
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People have long recognized the most obvious connection—food security is one of the three pillars of good nutrition, along with good care and good health. In 1945 concerns about recurring famines and malnutrition led to the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).The FAO was mandated to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, and improving agricultural productivity was an important means to this end.Today, agriculture is still seen as one of the foundations of national development.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002