International Institute of Agriculture

The International Institute of Agriculture (IIA) was the first organization to systematically produce and exchange global data on crops, cultivated land, and trade flows.[1] After World War II, it was replaced by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The IIA was founded in Rome in 1905 by the King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III with the intent of creating a clearinghouse for collection of agricultural statistics.[2] It was created primarily due to the efforts of David Lubin. In 1930, the IIA published the first world agricultural census.[3] After World War II, both its assets and mandate were handed over to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.[4]

  1. ^ D’Onofrio, Federico; Mignemi, Niccolò (2023-06-30). "The International Institute of Agriculture and the Information Infrastructure of World Trade (1905-1946)". Histoire & mesure. XXXVIII (1): 13–38. doi:10.4000/histoiremesure.19003. ISSN 0982-1783.
  2. ^ Hobson, Asher (1931). The International Institute of Agriculture. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  3. ^ Estabrook, Leon M. (1936). Life of an American: Memoirs of Leon M. Estabrook. Washington: unpublished manuscript (held in Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, call number 120 Es8 R).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Report of the Conference of FAO, First Session, City of Quebec, Canada, October 16 to November 1, 1945". Appendix I. FAO. 1945.