Hot Springs Food Conference

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The Hot Springs Food Conference was a World War II–era international meeting that laid groundwork for postwar global food security and helped lead to the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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instanceOf World War II–era diplomatic conference ⓘ
food and agriculture policy conference ⓘ
international conference ⓘ
aim to address global food and agriculture problems during and after World War II ⓘ
to improve nutrition and living standards worldwide ⓘ
to lay groundwork for postwar global food security ⓘ
to promote international cooperation in food and agriculture ⓘ
category 1943 conferences ⓘ
Diplomatic conferences in the United States ⓘ
Food security history ⓘ
History of agriculture ⓘ
History of food policy ⓘ
contributedTo creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1943-06-03 ⓘ
followedBy United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture ⓘ
heldDuring 1943 in international relations ⓘ
influenced Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy early step in development of the United Nations specialized agencies system ⓘ
foundation for postwar international food and agriculture governance ⓘ
location Homestead Hotel ⓘ
Hot Springs, Virginia ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries 44 ⓘ
organizedBy Government of the United States ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ
participants 44 national governments ⓘ
relatedTo Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
result Hot Springs Final Act ⓘ
recommendation to create a permanent international food and agriculture organization ⓘ
significance first major international meeting focused on postwar food and agriculture planning ⓘ
key step toward institutionalizing global food governance ⓘ
startDate 1943-05-18 ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
topic agricultural production ⓘ
food security ⓘ
international trade in food and agricultural products ⓘ
nutrition ⓘ
rural development ⓘ

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