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Africa dryland: solutions and the way forward - A case study on family farming

Third Africa Drylands Week - Windhoek, Namibia, 8-12 August 2016

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Language English

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