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News
- Aid Agencies Meet in Nigeria to Discuss the Development of African Agriculture.
- A decade of campaign of action for Youth Employment.
- In Porto Alegre, Civil society representatives want to show world and business leaders meeting in Davos that "another world is possible" through participative democracy.
- FAO and UNESCO seek firm support from donors for education programmes for rural people.
- Peru: Several institutions constitute a Multi-sector Food-Security Commission.
- The Crop and Food Security Situation in the Sahel.
Thematic Groups
- Democratic Republic of Congo: The "Forest" Thematic Group works on rehabilitating the forest sector.
- Turkey: Thematic Group defines its work plan for 2003.
- Peru: The Thematic Group debates the implications of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) on the country's Agrarian sector.
- The Philippines: The Thematic Group organizes training workshops on planning for food security.
Events
- Stakeholder Design Consultation for the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative.
- March 8: International Women's Day.
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Interviews
“The Network should encourage social dialogue on land reform at the national level, through Thematic Groups, and ensure the exchange of information in this sense at the international level.”
Interview with Mr. Paolo Groppo, Systems Analysis Officer of the Land Tenure Service in the Rural Development Division, FAO.
"Governments should learn to change their approach to formulating policies in order to include all stakeholders."
- Mr. Ndiogou Fall
In this interview, Mr. Ndiogou Fall, President of the Senegalese Federation of NGOs (Fédération des ONG du Sénégal), explains the complementary and specific roles that different development partners should play in improving the policy environment for Farmers’ Organizations.
Publications
- The role of Governments, Traditional Authorities and Civil Society in decentralized natural resources management.
- A multistakeholder survey on decentralization processes.
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