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Report of the African Regional Workshop on Development of a Global Information System for Farmed Types of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Incorporating a Review of Strategic Priorities for a Global Plan of Action), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2–4 December 2019
















FAO. 2021. Report of the African Regional Workshop on Development of a Global Information System for Farmed Types of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Incorporating a Review of Strategic Priorities for a Global Plan of Action), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2−4 December 2019. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1325. Rome. 




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