Conservation Agriculture

FAO

Conservation Agriculture

Revised version

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This product is part of a broader series composed of several factsheets about the main activities of the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP). This factsheet in particular is about Conservation Agriculture and illustrates the work NSP is doing in this area.

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