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FAO Sri Lanka Newsletter. Issue 21. October 2015

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 9p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Sri Lanka is one of six focus countries for implementing FAO’s Regional Initiative on Sustainable Intensifica-tion of Aquaculture for Blue Growth in Asia-Pacific (others are Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Timor-Leste and Vietnam). This regional initiative aims to contribute to food and nutrition security, and increase livelihood opportunities and blue economic growth through supporting sustainable growth of aquaculture in Asia-Pacific.

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