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Producing Food Security Information Products that Result in Action

27 Nov 2006 1 Dec 2006
, Catembe
, Africa - Southern, Mozambique

Summary


The training course was jointly organized by SETSAN (Technical Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition in Mozambique) and the EC-FAO Food Security “Information for Action” Programme, the SETSAN Project, and support from the FAO-FIVIMS Secretariat. The training provided food security analysts with the necessary skills and knowledge to produce more relevant, credible and accessible food security information products (FSIPs) that support decision-making.

Twenty six participants from SETSAN, the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC), the National Institute for Social Action (INAS), the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) (INGC) and Save the Children successfully completed this 5-day training course. Participants were all directly involved in the preparation of food security information products (reports, web releases, website) at central and provincial levels (10 participants from provinces).

The major output of the training was a Plan of Action for increasing the use and impact of SETSAN food security information products analyzed during the training on decision-making. These products included the "InfoFlash", provincial reports, websites, a journal and press releases.

Location

 Catembe Gallery Hotel

Target Audience

 Professionals working at national and sub-national levels from various fields of expertise, including agronomy, statistics, nutrition and social and economic sciences. Participants are currently or will be involved in the preparation and dissemination of

Topic

 Communications

Objectives
  • Strengthen the capacity of national institutions and partner agencies at central and decentralized levels to produce FSIPs that result in action, leading to greater food security;
  • Prepare a Plan of Action for improving and creating effective FSIPs, with a calendar for implementation.

Contacts

SETSAN:

Ms Marcela Libombo
SETSAN Coordinator
mlibombo@setsan.org.mz

Ms Francisca Cabral
Chief of the SETSAN Information Unit
fcabral@setsan.org.mz

EC-FAO Programme:

Ms. Françoise Trine
Food Security Analyst, FAO
Tel +39 06 57054239 
E-mail: Francoise.Trine@fao.org

Related Training

Cambodia, 9/10–13/10 2006

Cape Verde, 23/04–27/04 2007

Burkina Faso, 11/06–15/06 2007

Haiti, 26–30/11 2007

South Africa, 25/02–07/03 2008 (part of course on Food Security and Vulnerability Monitoring and Measurement)

Italy, 31/05/ 2008 (Part of Masters Level Course in Human Development)

 

Documents

Links

Final Workshop Report

Food Security and Nutrition Information User Needs Assessment

Informação sobre Segurança Alimentar e Nutrição Avaliação de Necessidades dos Utentes

The “Improved Global Governance for Hunger Reduction” programme is funded by the European Union with additional resources provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The programme is managed by FAO and collaborates with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP)”