Jose Graziano da Silva, born November 17, 1949, is a Brazilian American agronomist and writer who has authored several books on the problems of agriculture in Brazil. Between 2003 and 2004 he served in the Brazilian cabinet as Extraordinary Minister for Food Security, responsible for implementing the Fome Zero, or Zero Hunger, program, a focal point of the government's Bolsa Familia cash transfer program. On June 26, 2011 he was elected director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, becoming the first Latin American to hold the position, and served two four-year terms from January 2012 to July 2019.
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Defining ContributionElected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2011, becoming the first Latin American to hold the position; earlier served as Brazil's Extraordinary Minister for Food Security, implementing the Fome Zero programme. 1 Connections
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On June 26, 2011, Graziano was elected director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), becoming the first Latin American ever to hold the position.
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