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agricultural extension workers. Sometimes nongovernmental organizations also dispatch their own frontline staff to be a member of the Area Executive Committee. 88. In Mali’s Jigisemejiri program, the committees are paid for their attendance, which represents a significant operational cost, but program administrators use committees for other functions.
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