World Bee Day, 20 May 2019. AGENDA

World Bee Day, 20 May 2019. AGENDA

Raising Awareness on the Role of Bees and Pollinators in Food and Agriculture

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) The programme of World Bee Day 2019

Language English

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