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Food Loss and Waste

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Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Poster, banner

Category Poster / banner / roll-up / folder

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This poster is part of a series of posters dedicated to students in schools on the topic of food loss and waste in the NENA region.

Language English

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