Hi there -
If you want to increase
your knowledge of nutrition, agriculture and food security, consider enrolling in these free courses offered by USAID Agrilinks and FAO ELearning platform. They were released recently so feel to disseminate.
1) COURSE: Nutrition-Sensitive
Agricultural Programming
Link: http://agrilinks.org/training/nutrition-sensitive-agriculture
Overview: Welcome to USAID’s online training course on
nutrition-sensitive agricultural programming! This comprehensive three-hour
course is explicitly designed to support the Feed the Future
nutrition-sensitive agricultural programming guidance. Developed by the Bureaus
for Food Security and Global Health, the course introduces the fundamentals of
nutrition-sensitive agriculture and provides guidelines for practitioners to
use when designing programs that promote access to nutrient-rich foods and
dietary diversity.
2) COURSE: Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods: basic concepts
Link: www.fao.org/elearning/#/elc/en/course/NFSLBC
Overview: This very interactive and short module addresses the basic terms and concepts relating to food and nutrition, malnutrition, food security and livelihoods. Understanding these concepts is indeed very important in order to be able to assess the nutrition situation, to design and implement programmes, investments and policies that address nutrition problems, and to evaluate the nutritional outcomes of programmes, investments and policies.
Overview: This very interactive and short module addresses the basic terms and concepts relating to food and nutrition, malnutrition, food security and livelihoods. Understanding these concepts is indeed very important in order to be able to assess the nutrition situation, to design and implement programmes, investments and policies that address nutrition problems, and to evaluate the nutritional outcomes of programmes, investments and policies.
The French and Spanish versions will be available in
November 2015. This course is the first module of a set of modules around
Nutrition and Food systems. We hope to develop the two next modules by the end
of the year. We will keep you informed!
3) COURSE: Agreeing on causes of malnutrition for joint action
Overview: This module guides you through the
simulation of a workshop process in the fictional country of Namambar. You will
learn how to use a methodology based on malnutrition problem-and-solution trees
to support joint planning for combating food insecurity and malnutrition, and
building resilience. Through this course, you will also improve your
understanding of the multisectoral causes of malnutrition, and gain new
facilitation skills for successful participatory workshops.
The module is available in English and French. The
Spanish version will be available in November 2015