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ARC/18/INF/10 - Outcomes of the FAO Regional Meeting on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC)

Meeting symbol ARC/18/INF/1

Meeting Session Number 30

Meeting date 19-23 February 2018

Meeting location Khartoum, the Sudan

Language English

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