The Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO) is in _________

🔑Key Points
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
It was founded on 16 October 1945.
The FAO is composed of 195 members. 
It is headquartered in Rome, Italy, and maintains regional and field offices around the world, operating in over 130 countries.
It helps governments and development agencies coordinate their activities to improve and develop agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and water resources
Its Latin motto, fiat panis means "let there be bread". 

Important Points Important Agricultural Institutes, Organisations, and Research Centers in the World
Name 
Location (Headquarters)

WFC-World Fish Centre
Malaysia

WAC-World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Nairobi, Kenya

ILRI – International Livestock Research Institute
Nairobi, Kenya

IRRI – International Rice Research Institute
Manila, Philippines

IWMI – International Water Management Institute
Colombo, Sri Lanka

IIMI – International Irrigation Management Institute
Colombo, Sri Lanka
 

ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for SemiArid Tropics
Hyderabad, India

CIP – Centre International de la 
papa (International Potato Centre)
Lima, Peru

CIFOR – Centre for International Forestry 
Research
Bogor, Indonesia

SAC – SAARC Agriculture Centre 
Dhaka, Bangladesh

IFPRI – International Food Policy Research Institute
Washington, U.S.A