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Bangladeshi experts expected under FAO programme

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    Agriculture experts from Bangladesh are to work in The Gambia for three years under a tripartite agreement between the two countries and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

    Under the agreement - part of the FAO's Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) that operates in 27 African and 19 other countries - Bangladesh "will provide the most appropriate technology, material and equipment to maximise technical cooperation in the various fields", FAO announced on 23 June.

    These include rice production, horticultural crops, animal husbandry, artisanal fisheries, aquaculture and small-scale water control technologies.

    The aim is to help The Gambia "improve living conditions of the poor and the vulnerable groups in rural areas," according to the agreement.

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