FAO WAICENT Fighting Hunger with Information
Today, FAO WAICENT is one of the world's most comprehensive sources of agricultural information, providing access to the accumulated knowledge and expertise of FAO, improving the capacities of decision-makers, professionals and the public-at-large to obtain and use information essential for achieving sustainable agriculture development and helping to combat hunger. GLOSSARY OF DATABASES - A FOCUS ON WATERFAO offers over hundreds of databases covering all areas of FAO expertise. There are many focusing on water issues, including Aquastat, the World River Sediment Yields Database, and FAOSTAT. For a complete list, visit FAO's Land and Water Development Division. You can also access water related pages and databases through the FAO WAICENT Subject Directory on Water. You can also access articles and reports related to many aspects of water from FAO's online catalogue, such as Water & Food Security, Water & Agricultural Development, and Water resources.
FAO has hosted the past two Consulations on Agricultural Information Management (COAIM), the second of which was held 23-25 September 2002. For more information, visit the COAIM website.  WAICENT for Kids: What is WAICENT?
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its 183 Members highlight information as one of the priority areas in fighting hunger and achieving food security. As a result, FAO established the World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT) for agricultural information management and dissemination, in an effort to fight hunger with information. WAICENT is FAO's strategic framework for improving access to essential documents, statistics, maps and multimedia resources to millions of users around the globe.