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Education and Training for Food Security

Capacity Building and Good Practices in Five African Countries

Year of publication 2007

Pages 62

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The education and training good practices in agriculture, fishery, land and water, and communication compiled in this book can provide inspiration to other countries. These practices, aimed at contributing to food security enhancement and poverty eradication in the Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique and Niger, were selected for their quality. Participatory practices at community level have proved to be effective tools for farmers to strengthen local capacity, promote social cohes ion and improve livelihoods by engaging them in the farming system. This book is addressed to extensionists, farmers, educators and trainers, field workers, researchers as well as capacity building policy-makers and planners in national and international institutes, NGOs and academic institutions.

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