Covers all issues related to food security as defined in the Rome declaration in 1996: "Food security exists - at the individual, family, national and global levels - when all people at all times have physical and economic access to enough safe and nutritious food in order to cover their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life". 

Vine ripened red tomatoes grown in back yard garden for food security.

    This e-learning course provides an overview of corrupt practices in the tenure sector. It analyses the drivers and impact of corruption on the livelihoods and food security of poor and vulnerable people. The course also introduces a series of options and tools that key players, including states, organizations and citizens can utilize to identify, assess and tackle corruption.
    Duration: 2 hours
    Also available in: Français , Español

      This course provides guidance on managing competition over the use of land, fisheries and forests. The course introduces a process for analysing the underlying causes of disputes and conflicts. It also illustrates a range of dispute resolution mechanisms and some options for policy and legal reforms to prevent disputes and reduce vulnerability to conflict.

      Duration: 3 hours

      Also available in: Français, Español
        One of the impacts of climate change is an increase in the incidence, severity and unpredictability of natural disasters. This e-learning course explains how livelihoods and tenure rights are affected by natural disasters, and illustrates how responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests can support a disaster management process through improved prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery and reconstruction.
        Duration: 2 hours
        Also available in: Français, Español

          This e-learning course on Assessing Impact of Development Programmes on Food Security has been designed to support countries and regions in assessing the overall impact of their investments in food security on the well being of the targeted populations.

          The course brings together the latest information on impact assessment from numerous guidelines and presents it within the context of large-scale development programmes that address food insecurity; however the methods and approaches described in the course are equally applicable to smaller projects.

          Duration: 10 hours

          Also available in: Français, Español

            This course provides an overview of the impacts of climate change on food security. It also introduces climate-smart agriculture and practices that contribute to climate change adaptation, mitigation, food security and development.

            Duration: 3.5 hours
            Also available in: Français, Español

              The course provides guidance on how to design and implement a communication strategy for food security information. Using several realistic examples, the course illustrates the various components of a communication strategy, and provides concrete and detailed guidelines on how to communicate through the media and how to present information to policymakers in order to influence the policymaking processes.
              Duration: 8 hours
              Also available in: Français, Español

                Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan for Food Security and Agriculture Programmes:
                This e-learning course has been designed to support countries and regions in planning all the information needs for monitoring, pilotage and evaluation during the life of their Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture programmes.
                The course offers practical guidance on building an Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system which is feasible, practical and relevant to the programme’s needs. Although the course focuses on large-scale development programmes that address food insecurity, the approaches and methods presented are equally applicable to smaller projects.
                Duration: 3.5 hours

                  Food & agriculture in times of crisis. Working better together for long-term solutions. High level event of the global network against food crisis. Brussels, 2-3 April 2019. In order to find out more watch the video. 


                  Duration: 20mn

                    This e-learning course provides the essential knowledge to fully appreciate the use and benefits of CountrySTAT.
                    Duration: 4.5 hours
                    Also available in: Français

                      This course provides guidance on how to design and implement agriculture policies and programmes that are gender-responsive, sustainable, contributing to gender equality, and therefore able to improve food and nutrition security.
                      Learners can select the lessons of their interest, for a total of about 14 hours of self-paced learning.

                      Duration: 14 hours

                        This course will help you gain a clear understanding of why it is important to take into account gender and social issues when dealing with land tenure, and what actions must be adopted so that women and men from different social groups can equally participate in and benefit from land tenure governance processes.
                        Duration: 4 hours

                          The objective of the webinar is to discuss the role that agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are expected to play in national development strategies in the new governance framework, and associated opportunities and challenges. The main features of the 2030 Agenda will be treated during the presentation. Key interactions and trade-offs within and across national development strategies will be discussed, as well as possible mechanisms for policy dialogue, based on SFA principles, using a concrete example from Rwanda. The webinar will contribute to active engagement in national policy dialogue and identify priorities for FAO's and European Union’s support at national and regional levels.