TECHNICAL COOPERATIVE NETWORK ON WETLAND DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT/ INLAND VALLEY SWAMPS (WEDEM/IVS)
The WEDEM/IVS was established by RAF in 1988 in Accra, Ghana.
Objective
To promote the development and use of inland valley swamps for increased food production, as an alternative to the destructive slash-and-burn shifting cultivation systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Organization
IVS is a sub-group of the WEDEM
Interested countries in the region: Sub-Saharan
RAF is responsible for the co-ordination. Technical officer: Moïse Sonou, Senior Water Development Officer, RAF.
Contact address:
Moise Sonou
Regional Office for Africa (RAF)
P.O. Box 1628
Accra, Ghana
Fax: (00233-21) 668427/233999
E-mail: FAO-RAF@field.fao.org