MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
type: Concept

UN/FAO/AGL
type: Concept
in scheme: providers
definition: The Land and Water Development Division is concerned with the development of technology, strategy and policy, and the provision of advisory and technical services to FAO Members to ensure a more productive and efficient use of land and water resources and plant nutrients in order to meet present and future food and agriculture demands on a sustainable basis. They are also responsible for programmes and activities related to integrated planning and management of land and plant nutrient resources, enhancement of soil fertility and land productivity for food production and other social and environmental services of land. Website: "http://www.fao.org/landandwater/default.stm" [Summary provided by the Land and Water Development Division.]