John Boyd Orr
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John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr,, styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
John Boyd Orr
The birthplace of John Boyd Orr: Holland Green, Fenwick Road, Kilmaurs.
Food and Agriculture Organization
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to "let there be bread". It was founded on 16 October 1945.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index 1961–2021. Years 2014–2016 is 100. Real Nominal
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Lester Bowles Pearson presiding at a plenary session of the founding conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. October 1945.
FAO Headquarters in Rome