Seed for Kampuchea
The New Zealand Catholic Overseas Aid agency has contributed $lOO,OOO towards a shipment of rice and vegetable seed for Kampuchea. The $2 million shipment of 1000 tons of rice seed anc 500 tons of various vegetable seeds will be sent by t Catholic consortium of agencies with which the Catholic Overseas Aid agency is associated. ' The executive secretary oi the agency (the Rev. Johr Curnow) has just returnee jto Christchurch after attend
iling international meetings of [Catholic Aid agencies in - Asia and Europe. While in Asia; Father Curnow helped Ito prepare programmes for [assistance to refugees and ((visited a refugee camp in ■[Thailand. ii A further shipment for I Kampuchea of thread for ii fishing nets, yarn for weaving mills, trucks, cement, (motor pumps for irrigation, ’[and a printing machine for lithe Education Department is I being planned by the aid -(agencies.
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Press, 26 December 1979, Page 4
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