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The state of social protection for agrifood systems workers in West Africa

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ; Brasília, Brazil ;

Pages 98 p.

Author Perin, G.; Bregolin Dytz, J.P.; Mohamed, N.;

Publisher FAO ; International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)/UNDP ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-137360-6

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3310en

Synopsis (short abstract) This report is joint publication of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG). The report analyses the state of social protection for agri-food systems workers in the region. Specifically, it provides an overview about existing social assistance and social insurance programmes, analyses their sensitivity to agri-food systems workers’ needs and characteristics and identifies countries´ main challenges. It also presents a series of good practices from Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Senegal.

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Perin, G.,  Bregolin Dytz, J.P., and Mohamed, N. 2022. “The state of social protection for agrifood systems workers in West Africa”. Research Report, No. XX. Brasília and Rome: International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3310en

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