LibGuides: Government Information on food: International Resources

United Nations

General Resources

Food related

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World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Intergovernmental organization that promotes the interests of developing states in world trade.
World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

U.S. Government

•USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

•World Agricultural Outlook Board

•World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

•Global Agriculture Trade System (GATS)

•USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)

•International Macroeconomic Data Set

•U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance

•Foreign Assistance.gov
U.S. foreign assistance data

•U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants, Obligations and Loan Authorizations (Greenbook)
The annual publication summarizes U.S. Government foreign assistance data, economic and military, from 1946 to the present on a country by country basis.

•U.S. Annual Assistance Report (USAAR)
The USAAR reports the flows of aid and other financial resources to aid recipients (developing countries only) in the OECD/DAC.

Other International Organizations

World Development Indicators

This resource contains development data covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The agricultural data is compiled by the FAO and includes measures of agricultural inputs, outputs, and productivity.
2005-current available online.
Codex Alimentarius Commission

The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established by the FAO and WHO in 1963 to harmonise international food standards, guidelines, and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
Agriculture, European Union

Publications, newsletters, statistics, and links to the websites of European Union agencies and committees dealing with agriculture and food.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Information, publications, and news on topics including food regulations, product fact sheets, economic information, and more. Browse the the A-Z subject list for an overview of topics covered. Published in English and French.

Government Information on food: International Resources

United Nations

U.S. Government

Other International Organizations

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