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FAO Namibia Annual Newsletter, December 2018, Issue #1

NOW from Namibia

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Windhoek, Namibia ;

Pages 9

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title Newsletters from the Decentralized Offices

Series number 1

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The newsletter seeks to highlight the work done by FAO in Namibia by shining a spotlight on FAO’s contribution to the development of Namibia in its mandate areas; as well as to highlight the human interest aspects – at farmer level and showcase, as appropriate, the human face of FAO-Namibia during the year 2018. In this issue, key highlights include a summary of the just completed 2019-2023 Country Programme Framework (CPF); World Food Day observance; FAO’s endowment of a trophy for the Best Student in the Agriculture Faculty of the University of Namibia; ongoing FAO engagement with events on the national agriculture calendar; as well as some highlights from FAO-Namibia’s Twitter handle. A photo-journal showcases FAO-Namibia in action throughout the course of 2018.

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