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Article: FAO to begin USD 5.2mn prog for 32,000 cyclone Nargis families.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- May 29, 2009
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FAO to begin USD 5.2mn prog for 32,000 cyclone Nargis families
New York, May 29 (PTI) The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Italian Government have agreed on a USD 5.2 million programme to improve long-term food security to 32,000 poor Myanmar families hit by Cyclone Nargis.
The Italian-sponsored, FAO-managed programme would help small-scale farming and fishing communities to improve production through the introduction of modern technology, the Rome-based UN agency said.
In addition, new employment would be generated and income improved by increasing the availability of quality seeds and community-based water management and ...