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| A Strategy for Education for Rural People in Kosovo (2004-2009) |
| On June 17, in Pristina, a medium-term Strategy for Education for Rural People, prepared during 2003 – 2004 by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development with the technical support of FAO was officially launched and presented to the donors’ community. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_ar.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| A proposal presented to the Steering committee of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) |
| Promoting access to education for rural people in Africa is crucial to achieving the Millennium developing goals. It is in Africa where the knowledge gap among urban and rural areas is most evident. Illiteracy is a great constraint to food security, poverty reduction and rural development policies. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_ar.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| New publication: Education for rural development: Towards new policy responses |
| This joint FAO/UNESCO publication notes that rural development faces a key challenge to achieve both poverty reduction and Education for All.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Practical subjects in basic education. Relevance at last or second rate education?: Forty years of experience |
| This paper is an important contribution to the FAO and UNESCO led Education for Rural People initiative. It also builds upon the reflection on school gardens published in SD-Dimensions. This paper presents an analysis of the different approaches, lesson learned and propositions to improve the relevance of practical education activities in developing countries.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0402_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0402_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0402_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Final Communiqué: Aid agencies workshop -“Education for rural people: Targeting the poor” |
| This final communiqué provides information about the Aid agencies workshop on "Education for rural people: Targeting the poor" held 12-13 December 2002 in Rome, Italy. The workshop discussed methods in which to promote equal access to quality basic education.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0102_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0102_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0102_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Aid Agencies Workshop: “Education for rural people: Targeting the poor” |
| To boost Education for rural people as a crucial element of sustainable development, multilateral and bilateral aid agencies met in Rome, Italy, at FAO headquarters, on 12-13 December 2002. The workshop was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with the technical cooperation of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the f... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN1202_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN1202_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN1202_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Director-General’s speech at the launching of the new FAO/UNESCO Flagship Programme on Education for Rural People (World Summit on Sustainable Development – WSSD) |
| The speech addresses education for rural people as a crucial challenge for Sustainable Development. After reviewing the main constraints faced by rural people in satisfying their basic educational needs - an essential human right - FAO’s Director General points out the next steps to be addressed as a follow up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development to place education of rural people at th... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN0904_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN0904_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN0904_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Primary school agriculture: What can it realistically achieve? |
| The article highlights the strengths and the constraints of agriculture in primary schools and provides a sound insight on how to overcome the pathology of weak practices.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN0701_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN0701_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN0701_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Targeting the rural poor: the role of education and training |
| The paper argues that education is key to poverty reduction strategies and advocates for renewed support as the international community commits itself to reducing the incidence of poverty world-wide. The paper notes that emphasis is now being placed on rural development that encompasses all those who live in the rural “space”. (Also available in Italian) |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/kn0301_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/kn0301_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/kn0301_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| World Food Summit Five Years Later : The Challenge of Feeding and Educating All |
| The paper was presented at the Workshop on “Food Security and the World Food Summit”, organised by FAO during the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture and Food Systems in the 21st Century (GCHERA,San Francisco, July 14th 2001). The paper addresses the major challenges and progresses in feeding and educating all in a world there more that 800 million people are undern... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1005_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1005_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1005_es.htm |
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