The new IPC Global Platform is NOW ONLINE!
The new IPC Global platform offers a cleaner design, more flexibility in terms of structure and strengthens the access and exchange of information on IPC. It consists of two main portals:
- About IPC and Partnerships that gives you access to information on IPC implementation both at global and country level, upcoming events, key resources and featured stories;
- A dedicated IPC Analysis Portal that gives you access to all IPC analyses released by the countries adopting the IPC classification for analyzing acute and chronic food insecurity, and acute malnutrition through a custom action filter and interactive map.
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http://www.ipcinfo.org/
Food Loss Analysis E-learning course
Food loss is a complex issue, often with multiple and interrelated causes operating at different levels. This e-learning course introduces the FAO Case study methodology for the analysis of critical food loss points. This method focuses on revealing and analyzing the multidimensional causes of losses in selected food supply chains, identification of critical loss points, and recommendation of feasible food loss reduction solutions and strategies.
Trainings, tools and databases
Protection from gender-based violence in food and nutrition security interventions
This booklet provides practical guidance on how to design and deliver food security and nutrition programmes in ways that prevent and mitigate gender-based violence and contribute to the protection of survivors and those at risk. The guide is a living document that will continue to evolve as FAO...
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Trainings, tools and databases
Guidelines: how to measure harvest and post-harvest losses
These guidelines aim to measure harvest and post-harvest losses for food grains (cereals and pulses). They present FAO’s recommended methods to estimate food grain losses to allow countries to monitor SDG 12.3.1 (food losses along the supply chain). They present cost-effective methods that could be...
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Trainings, tools and databases
E-learning course on migration and youth in rural areas
This e-learning course provides a detailed description of the linkages between migration and rural development, with a specific focus on youth. The course also provides policy recommendations on how to maximize the positive impacts of rural migration and minimize the negative ones.
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Land Resources Planning Toolbox
The LRP Toolbox is a freely accessible online source for a range of stakeholders, directly or indirectly involved in land use planning. The Toolbox contains a comprehensive number of existing tools and approaches that are used to implement land resources planning. The overall goal of the Toolbox is to make potential users aware of the existence of these tools, facilitate access to their information, and assist with the selection of those tools that meet the requirements of different stakeholders, operating at different levels, in different regions, and in different sectors. See the users’ guide for more information.
Trainings, tools and databases
Farmer field schools for small-scale livestock producers: A guide for decision makers on improving livelihoods
This guide explains the farmer field school approach, from animal production to health and marketing. It discusses benefits to livestock-dependent communities in diverse contexts (for example in post-disaster and protracted emergency situations) and its application in different systems.
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Summaries of consultations
What role can agricultural extension and advisory services play in realizing gender equality and improved nutrition?
In this discussion, participants shared ideas on the role Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) should have with regard to broader development. Participants were, in particular, invited to submit examples of AEAS successfully addressing gender inequalities and improved nutrition, but...
Trainings, tools and databases
E- learning course: Trade, food security and nutrition
The relationship between trade and food security is attracting increased attention on both the trade and development agendas, with trade recognized as one of the means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This course addresses the linkages between trade and food security, which...
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The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition - Advancing knowledge. Supporting policy-making. Impacting lives.
This new publication presents the work of the FSN Forum, offering an overview of how Forum activities and its vast network of participants around the world help FAO to tackle the root causes of poverty and hunger and support countries, organizations and communities in their efforts to improve lives.
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http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7871e.pdf