Rural poor heavily rely on their local environments to provide basic necessities like water, food and energy. Thus, these vital resources provide the backbone of many rural livelihoods and their stability is key to securing the wellbeing of their entire communities. Food insecurity interrupts market access, trade and food supply, reduces income, deplete savings and erode livelihoods. Economic crises such as soaring food prices reduce real income, force the poor to sell their assets, decrease food consumption, and reduce their dietary diversity and access to safe and quality food. Disasters create poverty traps that increase the prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition.
This course will equip you with knowledge on protecting people’s livelihoods from shocks, and strengthening their capacity to absorb the impact of, and recover from, disruptive events. It is a necessary ingredient for food and nutrition security. The course is also in line with the first millennium goal on eradication of extreme poverty and hunger.
DURATION
5 days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course targets various actors in the National governments, UN partners and NGOs, Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials and policy makers) working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
Understand various terms in food security and risk reduction
Gain knowledge on application of various approaches to Food Security interventions
Understand the various methods in Food Security analysis and tools and be able apply
Use of GIS and remote sensing in food security analysis
Monitoring and Evaluation in Food Security Programming
Improve agricultural infrastructure and agricultural practices
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Basic concepts of food security
Causes of food insecurity
Food system resilience and indicators
Preparation and planning of targeted interventions
Community food security assessment tool kit
Gender integration in food security programming
Monitoring and evaluation in food security programming
REQUIREMENTS
Proficiency in use of English language
Meet admission criteria
METHODOLOGY
The trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach such as presentations, group work, guided sessions of practical exercise and web based tutorials.
Start Date: 05/27/2019 End Date: 05/31/2019
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Course Description
Course Duration: 5 days
Training Center: Datastat Research Center
Start Date: 05/27/2019
End Date: 05/31/2019
Registration for this course has been closed. Please click ALL COURSES to view more future courses
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