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WFP hands vehicle to Guinea-Bissau’s PACVEAR agricultural project

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WFP hands vehicle to Guinea-Bissau’s PACVEAR agricultural project

The World Food Programme handed over a vehicle to Guinea-Bissau’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to strengthen PACVEAR project operations. The vehicle is intended in particular to support plant protection teams in the field, according to a ministry post cited by the ANG news agency.

The World Food Programme (WFP) handed over a double-cab vehicle on Tuesday to Guinea-Bissau’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The donation is intended to strengthen the operational capacity of the PACVEAR project, particularly that of plant protection services, ANG reports, citing the ministry’s Facebook page.

The WFP’s resident representative in Guinea-Bissau, Jacqueline Flentge, handed the vehicle to Agriculture Minister Amadu Uri Guissé. He thanked the agency for the donation and for its collaboration with his ministry.

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