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CL 164/Item 10: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food security and food systems

Year of publication 2020

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 CL 164/Item 10

Meeting Session Number 164th Session

Meeting date 2020

Meeting location Rome

Language English

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