This handbook offers practical guidance to strengthen collaboration between labour and agrifood actors to prevent and eliminate child labour in agriculture. It addresses a key implementation gap by positioning child labour in agriculture as both a labour and rural development issue and promoting coordinated, cross-sectoral action on its structural causes. The publication explains core concepts, provides a step-by-step diagnostic tool to integrate agriculture into national child labour frameworks, outlines roles and entry points for relevant actors, and showcases good practices from FAO and global partnerships.
| Authors | |
| Geographic coverage | Global |
| Originally published | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Related organisation(s) | FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Sustainable Food Systems | Agricultural extension servicesAdvisory body |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | Agriculturechild labourworking conditions |
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