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The EC - FAO Food Security Programme has released a new e-learning resource on "Reporting Food Security Information"

On the occasion of the Thirty-second Session of the Committee on World Food Security, the European Commission and FAO are pleased to announce the release of the first unit of a series of e-learning resources to support capacity building and on-the-job training at national and local food security information systems and networks.

The unit entitled "Reporting Food Security Information" is available free of charge on the EC-FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme website: (http://www.foodsec.org/DL/dlintro_en.asp).

Content

The unit reviews the importance of analyzing the needs of the target audience within a given food security context in order to create effective reports. The unit has four lessons which cover a wide range of techniques for writing effective reports in order to provide decision makers with clear and relevant analysis and policy options. A series of guidelines for producing the various report types teach the user how to structure a food security report depending on its context and purposes.

Each lesson is delivered in an interactive self-paced dynamic learning environment which uses illustrated step-by-step instructions and exercises. A series of
- job-aids;
- guidelines; and
- case studies which demonstrate real life applications of the concepts and procedures being taught are included.

About the EC-FAO Programme

The EC-FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme provides 20 countries subject to chronic food insecurity, protracted crises or undergoing rapid economic transformation with the technical assistance and tools to obtain high-quality, timely food security information to formulate more effective anti-hunger policies.

The Distance Learning Component of the EC-FAO Programme

The distance learning element of the Programme will provide a series of e-learning units aimed at improving the collection, management, analysis and dissemination of food security information to improve decision-making.

Topics will include :
- Targeting, Access and Livelihoods;
- Advocacy;
- Collaborative Working;and
- Knowledge Sharing.

A French language version of each unit will be available in due course.