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Working on child labour for food security and sustainable agriculture in programmes and projects

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO Lebanon published the 11th edition of the quarterly briefing note designed to introduce a topic related to FAO’s mandate/thematic areas. This issue discusses child labour for food security and sustainable agriculture in programmes and projects, highlighting FAO interventions and impact in this context.

Language English

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