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FAO Afghanistan quarterly newsletter, December 2018 - Issue#15

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 7

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title Newsletters from the Decentralized Offices

Series number 15

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This newsletter, Volume 15, highlights the most interesting accomplishments and captured success stories from FAO Afghanistan for the months of October - December 2018. Stories included cover the topics of: Geneva conference on Afghanistan; FAO’s Emergency and Rehabilitation Division Director’s visit from drought-affected areas in Herat; Commemorating World Food Day in Afghanistan, Vaccination of 5 million sheep and goats against PPR in 2018; establishment of basic tools for the production of virus-free potato seeds; distribution of livelihoods assistance to the most affected households by drought.

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