ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to analyze the organization of power in the four world food organizations headquartered in Rome, Italy. It discusses the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Council, the World Food Program (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The FAO of the United Nations was created in 1945 as one of the autonomous specialized agencies of the United Nations system whose purpose was to promote cooperation among nations and encourage action on common problems thus contributing to world peace. In a general way, FAO has shown itself effective in adjusting to shifting international priorities. It responded effectively to the call of the Rome World Food Conference for an increased emphasis on agricultural production and investment and for the development of an agricultural early-warning system. The WFP is adjusting its increase in authority, which were granted the deliberations of the Joint UN/FAO Task Force on WFP Relationship Problems.
