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Eighth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on PGRFA - Opening Ceremony Speech - H.E. Teresa Bellanova, Minister for Agricultural Food and Forestry Policies, Italy

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Other document

Edition 1

Language English

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