The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) puts the number of fishing vessels at around 4 million with a staggering 86 percent of them operating in Asian waters.

CNN: All about: Global fishing

Longer-term, what the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) calls "slow-onset" climate change is seen as likely to have a heavy impact on food production in developing nations.

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The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization or FAO is sponsoring the three-day summit.

NPR: Summit on Food Crisis Scrutinizes Causes, Solutions