Reaching the hearts and minds

How extension workers in Egypt educated farmers in population and environmental concerns

A joint publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Government of Egypt

Environmental pollution and food insecurity issues have been surfacing in Egypt as a result of rapid population growth. Egypt’s agricultural extension service is working to alleviate problems related to population, environment and production. For the past nine years, one particular project has been assisting the rural population, through the integration of population and environment education messages into ongoing agricultural extension programmes. The project is funded jointly by the Government of Egypt and the United Nations Population Fund and technically supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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