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This week in #SouthAsiaDev: August 19, 2016

#SouthAsiaDev roundup: A farming project in #Afghanistan helps women learn income generating & business mgmt skills; #Bangladesh fish culture a “net gain” when using good seed & feed ; Women in rural #Bhutan earn their own livelihood and gain stronger voice in community affairs; #India gets its first Olympic medal; In #Nepal investing in a new irrigation system, Arghakhachi’s Subarnabhumi Women agriculture Group doubled their farming land. 42,800 farmer households to benefit from improved water management in #Balochistan ; #Srilanka modernizes ag sector while preserving & building on its farming traditions….check out the stories here: http://wrld.bg/bY8l303oRaI

This week in #SouthAsiaDev: August 19, 2016

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