{"id":363358,"date":"2026-05-22T15:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363358"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:53:14","slug":"fao-agricola-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/fao-agricola-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"FAO Agricola Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the prestigious FAO Agricola Medal by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation in recognition of his contribution to food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About FAO Agricola Medal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fao.org\/images\/newsroomlibraries\/breafing-notes\/whatsapp-image-2026-05-20-at-17-28-11.jpeg?resize=296%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FAO Agricola Medal\" width=\"296\" height=\"176\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: FAO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conferred by:<\/strong> It is <strong>one of the highest honours<\/strong> awarded by the<strong> Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Year:<\/strong> It has been conferred since<strong> 1977.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is conferred to <strong>distinguished individuals <\/strong>who have played an<strong> exceptional role in advancing efforts toward global food security,<\/strong> improved nutrition and agricultural development.<\/li>\n<li>It is conferred by the<strong> FAO Director-General on extraordinary leaders<\/strong> who have demonstrated <strong>commitment and action in support of FAO\u2019s mandate<\/strong> to <strong>eradicate hunger, reduce poverty, and ensure food security<\/strong> and <strong>nutrition<\/strong> for all.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>medal<\/strong> which is in the <strong>form of a coin <\/strong>is being <strong>issued in gold and silver<\/strong> and the <strong>proceeds<\/strong> are utilized for <strong>sponsoring projects for the advancement of the rural people.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recepients from India:<\/strong> Apart form <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong>, Indian personalities such as <strong>former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh<\/strong> was conferred with it in <strong>2008<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Additionally, in <strong>1979, Jayaprakash Narayan<\/strong> was <strong>selected<\/strong> for the medal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>first \u201cAgricola\u201d medal was issued to honour Dr B. R Sen,<\/strong> a <strong>former<\/strong> <strong>Director-General of FAO<\/strong>, who was instrumental in launching the <strong>\u201cFreedom From Hunger\u201d campaign.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>award has been conferred upon several distinguished global leaders<\/strong>, including <strong>King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand<\/strong>, former <strong>French President Jacques Chirac, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Food and Agriculture Organisation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is a<strong> specialised agency of the United Nations<\/strong> that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> The goal is <strong>to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established:<\/strong> It was <strong>established in 1945.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Membership:<\/strong> It has a membership of <strong>194 countries and the European Union.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It works in<strong> over 130 countries worldwide.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> <strong>India<\/strong> is a <strong>founding<\/strong> <strong>member<\/strong> of FAO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Rome, Italy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Governing body:<\/strong> It is composed of the <strong>Conference, Council, Council Committees, Technical Committees, and Regional Conferences.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports published by the FAO:<\/strong> It publishes numerous reports such as The State of the World\u2019s Forests (SOFO), The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA), The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO), The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI), <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/state-of-food-and-agriculture-sofa-report-2025\/\">State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><b>Important initiatives of FAO: <\/b><\/strong>World Food Price Index, State of the World\u2019s Forests Report, Codex Alimentarius, Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the prestigious FAO Agricola Medal by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation in recognition of his contribution to food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development. 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