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March 2001

Post-disaster rehabilitation and seed restoration in flood affected areas of Xai-Xai District, Mozambique

Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems (LinKS) to strengthen agricultural and rural development
(GCP/RAF/338/NOR)

This research was sponsored by an FAO regional project called "Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems to Strengthen Agriculture and Rural Development in Southern Africa". The project is assisting many organisations to better understand how the local knowledge of men and women can promote the conservation of biodiversity and enhance food security. The project works with a diverse group of partners in each country including NGOs, government institutions, universities and training centres.

"Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Seed Restoration in Flood Affected Areas of Xai-Xai District, Mozambique" contributes a better understanding of the role of traditional seed systems in the food security of rural people in the Xai-Xai district, Mozambique, especially in light of the recent floods. The information gathered for this report may prove useful to many relief efforst currently underway in the region.

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