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An FAO e-mail conference on exploring the contribution of small farms to achieving food security and improved nutrition: The moderator’s summary

Year of publication 2016

Pages 10p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) On 10-23 October 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a moderated e-mail conference on "Exploring the contribution of small farms to achieving food security and improved nutrition". This document provides a summary, prepared by the conference moderator, of the main issues discussed by the participants. Before the conference began, participants received the Background Document which, inter alia, described 15 questions to be addressed in the e-mail confere nce, organized under four main themes.

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