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Ninety-six governments recognize ‘essential role’ of agrarian reform and rural development in fight against poverty 10 March 2006, Porto Alegre, Brazil – Conference in Brazil wraps up with declaration – Representatives of 96 FAO member countries participating in the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD) which concluded... [more] Overfishing alert system: a challenge for electronic communication Mad cow disease on the wane worldwide Escalating bird flu crisis jeopardizes global poultry trade prospects

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