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Land access in rural Africa:Strategies to fight gender inequality

FAO-Dimitra workshop:Information and communication strategiesto fight gender inequality as regards land accessand its consequences for rural populations in Africa

Year of publication 2008

Pages 166 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In September 2008, the FAO-Dimitra project organised its third workshop with all its partners in Brussels, on the theme:“Information and communication strategies to fight gender inequality as regards land access and its consequences for rural populations in Africa”. This document presents a synthesis of the workshop’s activities as well as the different articles which were prepared for the workshop by the participants – the partners of the network and FAO colleagues.

Meeting Session Number FAO-Dimitra workshop

Language English

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