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Water and agriculture - An issues note produced for the G20 Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 26 p.

Author FAO and OECD

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This document was prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and inputs from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) as an input for the discussions of the 2020 G20 Saudi Presidency.

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​FAO and OECD. 2021. Water and agriculture. An issues note produces for the G20 Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Rome, FAO.

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