This volume is the first one of a series of reports prepared during the course of FAO/UNDP Project UGA/87/007. The conclusions and recommendations given in the reports are those considered appropriate at the time of their preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

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