Decoration

FAO Agricola Medal

Lula speaks at the FAO conference on food security, climate change, and bioenergy, on June 3, 2008 (another event; it does not show the presentation of the Agricola Medal).Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR (Agência Brasil), CC BY 3.0 BR

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
October 17, 2005
FAO headquarters, Rome
Recipient: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Research current through October 13, 2026
Last reviewed October 13, 2026

Documentary record

According to FAO, on October 17, 2005, during the official ceremony for the organization's 60th anniversary in Rome, Director-General Jacques Diouf presented the FAO Agricola Medal to Lula.^[1]

According to Agência Brasil, the ceremony took place at 9 a.m. (5 a.m. in Brazil) at FAO headquarters in Rome.^[2]

According to Agência Brasil's account, Diouf stated that the Brazilian government's actions against hunger inspired leaders of other countries and that the award also honored Brazilian farmers.^[3]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

1. According to FAO, on October 17, 2005, during the official ceremony for the organization's 60th anniversary in Rome, Director-General Jacques Diouf presented the FAO Agricola Medal to Lula.
- FAO 60th anniversary celebration (foto UF114FE) · FAO (FAO Digital Media Hub) Granting institution
  Where: photo caption. Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “17 October 2005, Rome - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf awarding FAO's Agricola Medal to President Luis Ià񡣩o Lula da Silva of Brazil (L) during the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of FAO.”
- Diouf: FAO must adapt to change. Several heads of state at FAO 60th anniversary celebration (FAO Newsroom, 2005; captura do Internet Archive) · FAO Granting institution
  Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 23, 2005); original address: www.fao.org. The archive preserves the copy; the author is FAO.
  Where: opening paragraph. Accessed October 14, 2026.
  “17 October 2005, Rome - FAO "must adapt to the changes of the last 60 years if it is to rise to new challenges and profit from emerging opportunities," said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf during an official ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of FAO.”
- Diouf: FAO must adapt to change. Several heads of state at FAO 60th anniversary celebration (FAO Newsroom, 2005; captura do Internet Archive) · FAO Granting institution
  Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 23, 2005); original address: www.fao.org. The archive preserves the copy; the author is FAO.
  Where: second-to-last paragraph. Accessed October 14, 2026.
  “During the 60th anniversary ceremony, Dr Diouf awarded FAO's Agricola Medal to President Lula da Silva and a message from Pope Benedict XVI was read by the Secretary of State of the Holy See.”
2. According to Agência Brasil, the ceremony took place at 9 a.m. (5 a.m. in Brazil) at FAO headquarters in Rome.
- Lula receives Agricultural Medal from FAO in Rome · Agência Brasil (EBC) Press
  Where: last paragraph. Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “The ceremony took place at 9 AM (5 AM in Brazil) at FAO headquarters in Rome.”
3. According to Agência Brasil's account, Diouf stated that the Brazilian government's actions against hunger inspired leaders of other countries and that the award also honored Brazilian farmers.
- Lula receives Agricultural Medal from FAO in Rome · Agência Brasil (EBC) Press
  Where: paragraph 2. Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “As he presented the award to president Lula, FAO director-general Jacques Diouf, from Senegal, affirmed that the activities put in practice by the Brazilian government to combat hunger have inspired leaders of other nations to rid the world of hunger and poverty.”