Trade Policy Supportive of Food Security and Nutrition
Modalidad: Self-paced | Desde el 29-11-23 hasta el 31-12-24
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of FAO Capacitación, offers this virtual course entitled “Trade Policy Supportive of Food Security”, which will be delivered in asynchronous mode. Participants will be able to review the content and study at their own pace.
The relationship between trade and food security is receiving increasing attention on both the trade and sustainable development agendas. This course aims at describing different types of trade policy measures, their role in promoting food security and nutrition, and considerations for trade policy design and implementation.
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Course Sheet:
- Course Name:
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Trade Policy Supportive of Food Security
- Course Type:
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Self-paced
- Course Length:
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5 chronological hours
- Course Modality and Methodology:
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The course is self-paced and will be delivered 100% online asynchronously in Moodle LMS. It includes two lessons that can be reviewed at their own pace, so it is their responsibility to construct their own knowledge.
The estimated time required for this course is between 4 to 5 chronological hours. At the end of each lesson, downloadable PDFs are available for students to review.
- Start date:
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The course starts on November 22nd, 2023
- Audience:
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- Government officials and public servants responsible for the formulation and implementation of agricultural and trade policies and programs.
- Representatives of the private sector and academia.
- General objective:
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Describe different types of trade policy measures, their role in promoting food security and nutrition, and considerations for trade policy design and implementation.
- Contents:
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Lessons
- Lesson 1. Trade Policy Measures and Agricultural Development.
- Lesson 2. Design and Implementation of Trade Policy Measures.
- Evaluation and passing requirements:
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To approve the virtual course an evaluation must be completed at the end of the course and participate in the webinars and reflection forums. The final evaluation of the course requires a 60% of achievement.
The evaluation will be measured according to the following percentage scale:
- Approved: 60 to 100 points
- Failed: 0 to 59 points
- Hardware requirements:
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The equipment on which the participant takes the course must have the following minimum technical specifications for its correct completion:
- Computer or electronic device with internet connection.
- The quality and speed of navigation and downloading of documents will depend exclusively on the bandwidth of the connection.
- RAM memory greater than 1GB.
- Free space in hard disk, superior to: 500 MB.
- Processor of 600 MHz or higher.
- Software Requirements:
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- The latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Opera web browser, with JavaScript enabled.
- Screen resolution of at least 1024x768 pixels (width by height).
- PDF document reader.
- Additional Requirements:
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- Office automation skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), fluent email and web browsing.
- Availability of at least 5 to 6 hours for reading, activities and evaluations. The course schedule is at the participant's choice. You may enter the classroom at any time you wish. You should only consider entering the classroom at least three times a week for readings and activities.
- The course schedule is at the participant's choice. You may enter the classroom at any time you wish. You should only consider logging in at least three times per week for readings and completion of activities.
- Language:
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The course will be taught entirely in English.
- Course code:
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TFSN202311-C2
- Certification:
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A single certification is obtained for the approval of the course based on the criteria already described.
You will be able to automatically download the certificate issued by FAO Capacitación from the course platform.
Please remember to save your certificate. It cannot be downloaded again once the course is finished.
- Better to which it belongs:
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All betters
- FAO Regional Initiative with which it articulates:
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- Regional Initiative 1: Sustainable agrifood systems
- Regional Initiative 2: Prosperous and inclusive rural societies
- Responsible Officers:
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Pablo Rabczuk - FAO
- Contact:
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For additional inquiries, please contact: [email protected]