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Summary of FAO'S Virtual Learning Center activities in Europe and Central Asia as of 1 January 2025

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Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Synopsis (short abstract) The Virtual Learning Center (VLC) in Europe and Central Asia of the Food and Agriculture Organization is delighted to share its fourth biannual newsletter summarizing the courses delivered in the second half of 2024 and those planned for the first half of 2025, as well as other ongoing VLC activities.

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