FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP)
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URL: https://www.fao.org/asiapacific/en/
Founded
1948-11 Bangkok Thailand
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Assist Asia-Pacific countries to achieve food security for present and future generations by providing policy advice and technical expertise in agriculture, economic and social development, fisheries, forestry and sustainable development; work with governments, civil society and the private sector to promote food security and durable improvements in living standards of the poor without damage to natural resources and to ensure that men and women have equal chances to benefit from agricultural and rural development.
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Collaborates with:
- D-XD0718 - Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific (AFMA);
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN;
- D-XD3559 - Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI);
- F-XF0077 - Asian Development Bank (ADB);
- E-XE9559 - Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC);
- D-XD5434 - Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC);
- E-XE2355 - Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP);
- D-XD0544 - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO);
- F-XE4083 - Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH);
- E-XE4115 - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT);
- Regional Office of E-XE0390 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC);
- E-XE2417 - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI);
- D-XD3260 - Pacific Community (SPC);
- E-XE7377 - Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA);
- E-XE4956 - Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC);
- E-XE7078 - Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP);
- E-XE0295 - Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Links with: F-XF3534 - Asia-Pacific Network for Food and Nutrition (ANFN); K-XK0051 - UNESCAP Pacific Operations Centre (UN/EPOC); F-XF2226 - Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with: D-XM3963 - Asia Pacific Network on Integrated Plant Nutrient Management (APIPNM); F-XF6674 - Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education (SEANAFE).
- Member of: Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)
- Member of: Regional Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC)
- Cooperates with: Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU)
- Cooperates with: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
- Cooperates with: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)
- Cooperates with: Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC)
- Cooperates with: Asia-Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI)
- Cooperates with: Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development (AVARD)
- Cooperates with: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
- Cooperates with: Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC)
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- Society → Disadvantaged
- Information → Expertise
- Living Conditions → Living Conditions
- Living Conditions → Food Security
- Agriculture → FAO Bodies
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE0151
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