Ten years of FAO experience on ending child labour in agriculture in Africa

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Ten years of FAO experience on ending child labour in agriculture in Africa

A compendium of practices from Malawi, Mali, the Niger, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 72 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-136198-6

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Synopsis (short abstract) This compendium is the result of a first-of-its-kind stocktaking exercise looking at FAO activities to address child labour in agriculture in Malawi, Mali, Uganda, the Niger and the United Republic of Tanzania over a decade (2010–2020). It is intended to make a practical contribution to the field of child labour elimination in agriculture, by shedding a light on some of the FAO-supported activities, country processes and practices as well as achievements, and lessons learned. As such, it highlights the general main lessons learned and key messages, outlines and provide details on country processes and related outcomes and achievements on knowledge generation, capacity development, awareness raising, policy advice and promotion of advocacy and partnerships. The contents on these FAO strategies for the elimination of child labour in agriculture are complemented by examples of areas of work such as promoting safe practices and labour-saving technologies and empowering and building the skills of youth aged 15–17 by facilitating school-to-work transition in agriculture.

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FAO. 2022. Ten years of FAO experience on ending child labour in agriculture in Africa – A compendium of practices from Malawi, Mali, the Niger, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0054en

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