Fao

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture wordnet
Preposition
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of for the attention of; used on an address or label, specifies an individual to whom the document should be delivered, usually put on when the address is of an organisation. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of fao (“for the attention of”). alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Food and Agriculture Organization. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "“International sunflower oil prices rebounded by more than 15% month-on-month, primarily underpinned by renewed uncertainties surrounding the exportable supplies out of the Black Sea region,” the FAO said in a statement."

Synonyms

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food and agriculture organizationfood and agriculture organizationfood and agriculture organization of the united nations

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"The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is procuring a fleet of new aircraft it hopes will have the record desert locust swarms that have plagued East Africa under control by the end of the year."

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