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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, French
Available on CD-ROM in English, French. Request a free copy.

Collaboration and Advocacy Techniques

This course illustrates a wide range of tools and techniques that can be used to improve collaboration and knowledge sharing, and provides guidance on conducting collaborative food security assessments. The course also introduces the concept of advocacy and the various advocacy techniques required to influence different audiences.
Duration:	Approximately 3 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


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Links

>	IMARK website (includes links to more distance learning modules)
>	Resources for Trainers (based on the Distance Learning courses)
>	Right-to-Food website (includes distance learning course on the Right to Adequate Food)
>	Capacity Building Brochure (pdf, 270 kb)

The EC-FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations