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FAO and SIDS: challenges and emerging issues in agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Paper prepared by FAO on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Conference of Small Island Developing States, Bahamas, 26-30 January 2004

Year of publication 2004

Pages 32

Author Climate, Energy and Tenure Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical book

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This paper is a contribution to the review of the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States in the areas falling under FAO's mandate. It describes key areas of FAO's assistance to Small Island Developing States in agriculture, forestry and fisheries over the last decade as well as emerging issues and challenges facing small islands' sustainable development.

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