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Codex Alimentarius main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations

Promotion of Fruit and Vegetables (PROFAV or PROFEL)

Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) is a platform and partnership of public, private and civil society institutions from the south and north working in concert to promote plant breeding capacity building for crop improvement.

HORTIVAR is FAO´s database on performances of horticulture cultivars in relation to agro-ecological conditions, cultivation practices, the occurrence of pests and diseases and timing of the production. It covers six categories of horticultural crops: fruits, vegetables, roots and tubers, ornamentals, mushrooms, herbs and condiments.

INFOODS goal is to stimulate and coordinate efforts to improve the quality and availability of food analysis data worldwide and to ensure that anyone anywhere would be able to obtain adequate and reliable food composition data

Réseau Africain pour le Développement de l'Horticulture (RADHORT)

Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people. FAO's activities comprise four main areas:

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• Sharing policy expertise.
• Providing a meeting place for nations.
• Bringing knowledge to the field.

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