The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Membership


The 45 countries represented on the interim commission were entitled to original membership. The Russian Federation retains the entitlement to original membership previously held by the USSR, to be made effective at any time through the ratification of FAO's constitution.

Any nation may withdraw after four years. Among the countries that have withdrawn and later rejoined are Czechoslovakia (withdrew 1950, rejoined 1969), Poland (withdrew 1951, rejoined 1957), Hungary (withdrew 1952, rejoined 1967), and South Africa (withdrew 1964, rejoined 1993). Taiwan withdrew in 1952.

As of November 2001, FAO had 183 member nations. In addition, Puerto Rico was an associate member. The European Union was a member organization.

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BALAJI
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Jun 21, 2007 @ 4:04 am
cover the topic about bio fertlizers & strictly comment the illnes of chemical fertilizers.
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golnar
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Feb 17, 2010 @ 5:05 am
i want to be a member of this organization.my course is extension and education in agriculture and i studied alot about fao organization and want to be an agent of fao in my country or in another coutry, i want to help people who need the food,the nature to be safe,the children to be health,and the food to be powerful.it is not important where i am, it is important how much effective i am.
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mahsa
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Dec 26, 2010 @ 5:05 am
i understand that poverty and hungry is the most problem of world and foe also try to stoded that, i'm agriculture engineer(aagriculture economics),i want to be a member of fao and i wish that i can help to reduce poverty and hungry in the world

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