Welcome
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.
Course Overview
This course will provide those involved in planning for sustainable development with a clear understanding of the processes and challenges involved in strategic food security planning.
Interactive learning will support participants’ understanding of key issues in strategic food security planning, including how changing climatic conditions impact on food production, and how economic pressures, technological developments and private sector actions interact in the field of food security planning. By applying strategic planning tools throughout the training, participants will leave equipped to initiate organisational change that considers long-term trends in food security, alongside initiating effective regulation and equal access.
A comprehensive analysis of the processes behind food security planning will be provided, with subjects to be discussed including:
- Nutrition and health outcomes in food security planning
- Climate change and food security
- Food market assessments
- Land distribution and regulation
- Disaster preparedness, planning and resilience
- International trade, value chains and export strategies
- Food sustainability and technology
Experts in the field will lead this training through interactive workshops, lectures and best practice case studies, fostering innovation, creating learning and networking amongst peers.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the delegates will be able to:
- Develop, construct and implement strategic plans
- Lead effective organisational change
- Apply the key principles of food security planning to their organisation
- Improve capacity and support structures, whilst reducing administrative burdens
- Analyse, enhance and evaluate performance
- Deliver services that better meet stakeholder needs
Agenda
Day 1
Introducing key trends and issues in global food security
Delegates’ experiences and national issues
Delegates’ experiences and national issues
Examining role food security plays in good health outcomes
Child health and nutrition and improved outcomes
Ensuring nutrition has a central role in food security
Child health and nutrition and improved outcomes
Ensuring nutrition has a central role in food security
Examining key methods of vulnerability assessments
Evaluating main international and national indicators
How to interpret indicators to determine correct strategies
Evaluating main international and national indicators
How to interpret indicators to determine correct strategies
Day 2
Evaluating the relationship between climate change and food production
Including climate change modelling in food planning
Planning for food security in climate insecure environments
Including climate change modelling in food planning
Planning for food security in climate insecure environments
Examining the relationship between water security and food planning
Modelling affects of water management and food
Regional water agreements and food production
Modelling affects of water management and food
Regional water agreements and food production
Risk management techniques and the Water-Climate-Food nexus
Planning for uncertainty
Planning for uncertainty
Disaster planning techniques and food security planning
Ensuring stock surpluses and planning for worst case scenarios
Food aid and international donations in disaster scenarios
Ensuring stock surpluses and planning for worst case scenarios
Food aid and international donations in disaster scenarios
Day 3
Harnessing international aid for building sustainable agriculture systems
Trade and private sector involvement in food security
Microfinance and sustainable
Trade and private sector involvement in food security
Microfinance and sustainable
Examining the relationship between plot size and production
Balancing between small producers and agribusiness
Case studies of land distribution
Balancing between small producers and agribusiness
Case studies of land distribution
Methods for producing plans with participatory input
Participatory planning to satisfy donor requirements
Building better plans with participatio
Participatory planning to satisfy donor requirements
Building better plans with participatio
Examining effect of markets on purchasing abilities
Methods of assessment
Interpreting data to determine market influencing strategy
Methods of assessment
Interpreting data to determine market influencing strategy
Day 4
Examining the relationship between employment and large agribusiness
Ensuring access to decent work in agriculture
Producing sustainable economic growth through agriculture
Ensuring access to decent work in agriculture
Producing sustainable economic growth through agriculture
Experiences of Working with international organisations and private sector organisations. To go with GMOs or not.
Where is Green Revolution going? Opportunities for the future
Ensuring access to seeds, fertilisers and similar
Where is Green Revolution going? Opportunities for the future
Ensuring access to seeds, fertilisers and similar
Bringing together sustainability, livelihoods and climate change with economic concerns
Methods for coordinating sectors and public bodies for implementation
Methods for coordinating sectors and public bodies for implementation
Building a holistic strategic for food security planning
Action planning at government, regional, and local level
Discussing experiences and sharing lessons
Action planning at government, regional, and local level
Discussing experiences and sharing lessons
Structuring a written piece of work for assessment: generic overview and principles
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to demonstrate all the assessment criteria
Blending strategic food security content into these structures
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to demonstrate all the assessment criteria
Blending strategic food security content into these structures
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