22 October 2007,
Rome, Italy

The Interdepartmental Working Group for Training for Technicians and Capacity Building (IDWGTT) presented its collective output: 'Education & Training for Food Security: Capacity Building and Good Practices in Five African Countries", a selection of member states education and training good practices undertaken with FAO’s technical support.

The meeting focused on five good practices based on education and training participatory process and specifically:

• Education on agriculture and life skills knowledge in Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS), Mozambique
• Improving fish smoking, Guinea
• Promotion of the use of the Agricultural Inputs by the Organizations of Producers, Niger
• Rural Radio, Mali
• Capacity Building in Community-Based Forest Enterprise Development, Gambia

Speakers: Sophie Grouwels,Forestry Policy and Institutions Service (FONP); Audun Lem and Yvette Diei Ouadi, Fish Utilization and Marketing Service (FIIU); Walter Leon Burgos, Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service (AGLL); Carol Djeddah, Economic and Social Development Service (ESWD); Riccardo del Castello, Research and Extension Unit (NRRR).
Daniela Bruni, Education for Rural People Coordination Unit (NRRR) as co-writer of the book, facilitated the presentation.

Anton Mangstl chaired the meeting, with Lavinia Gasperini as Coordinator of the book and Chairperson of the IDWGTT.