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PC 124/4 Synthesis of lessons learnt in the application of

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Programme Committee (PC)

Meeting symbol JM 2018.2/1 Rev.1

Meeting Session Number 125

Meeting date 12-16 November 2018

Meeting location Rome, Italy

Language English

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