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New E-learning Courses from FAO: "Baseline Food Security Assessments" and "Availability Assessment and Analysis"

Distance Learning - FREE Courses Available on-line or by ordering the CD-ROM

List of Available courses

Food Security Information Systems and Networks

This course introduces and provides guidance in assessing different kinds of information systems related to food security analysis.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Language: English, French
Available on CD-ROM in English, French. Request a free copy.

Reporting Food Security Information

This course provides guidance in designing, writing and increasing the impact of food security reports in different contexts.

Duration: Approximately 3.5 hours.
Language: English, French
Available on CD-ROM in English, French. Request a free copy.

Availability Assessment and Analysis

This course introduces the most commonly used methods to assess food availability at regional, national and local levels. It also provides examples and criteria for selecting the appropriate availability indicators.

Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours.
Language: English
Available on CD-ROM in English. Request a free copy.

Baseline Food Security Assessments

This course describes the purpose and features of baseline assessments and how they differ from action-oriented assessments. The course also provides guidance on selecting a baseline assessment method depending on the context, and on how to incorporate historical trends when conducting food security assessments.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Language: English
Available on CD-ROM in English. Request a free copy.

Livelihoods Assessment and Analysis

This course introduces the concept of livelihoods and the components of the livelihoods framework. It also provides guidance on assessing livelihoods in different food security contexts and on selecting and interpreting livelihoods indicators.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Language: English, French
Available on CD-ROM in English, French. Request a free copy.

Nutritional Status Assessment and Analysis

This course covers the basic concepts of malnutrition, describes how nutritional status is assessed, and identifies the most commonly used nutrition indicators, as well as the criteria to be used when selecting the indicators in specific contexts and situations.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Language: English, French
Available on CD-ROM in English, French. Request a free copy.

Coming Soon - Future courses will cover the following topics on food security:

• Concepts and definitions
• Food security frameworks 
• Assessments
• Indicators 
• Targeting 
• Sharing and building knowledge 
• Communication and advocacy