Below is a list of FAO free e-learning courses on nutrition-related topics, starting with the most recent. Some are available in several languages. Most of these courses are linked to a final certification test. Certification is granted through the Digital Badges system a final performance evaluation of 75 percent or higher. For more information on the Digital Badges System click here.

Linkages between food security, nutrition and social protection: An introduction to basic concepts and principles (2022)
Duration 1h 

In this course, you will learn about:

• The basic concepts regarding food security, nutrition and social protection.
• The usefulness of the ISPA-FSN tool for the assessment of social assistance programmes.
• The linkages between social protection and nutrition outcomes, with a special focus on social assistance.

The ISPA-FSN tool: Assessing social assistance programmes for better food security and nutrition (2022)
Duration 1.5h 

In this course, you will learn about:

• The process of conducting an assessment of social assistance programmes, using this tool to assess the impact on food security and nutrition outcomes.
• The main steps and activities for implementing the ISPA-FSN tool throughout its four phases.

Small and medium enterprises and nutrition - upgrading business models (2022) 
Duration 5.5h |  Available also in Español

In this course, you will learn about:

• How to craft nutrition-sensitive business visions, missions and objectives.
• Customer segmentation and identification of nutritionally vulnerable groups.
• Value proposition based on nutritious foods.
• Entry points for nutrition across the value chain.
• Strategies and tools to support the marketing of nutritious foods.
• Principles to establish partnerships with focus on SMEs and nutrition.
• Options to finance nutrition-sensitive investments of SMEs.

Small and medium enterprises and nutrition - making the business case (2021)
Duration 2h |  Available also in Español

In this course, you will learn about:

• The key role that SMEs play in food systems.
• The rationale for making nutrition-sensitive investments, both from an SME and a public health perspective.
• Nine examples of nutrition-sensitive investments and the respective business cases.
• The key elements of an enabling environment to facilitate nutrition-sensitive investments from SMEs.

Design and monitor Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems Programmes (2020)
Duration 4.5h |  Available also in العربية - Français

In this course, you will learn about:

• Basic concepts of agriculture to nutrition impact pathways, and how to apply them through practical, scenario based examples.
• How to formulate nutrition-sensitive objectives and outcomes.
• How to target nutritionally vulnerable and prioritize interventions accordingly.
• How to define key elements of the implementation strategy, namely capacities and partnerships.
• How to design a monitoring system.
• Considerations for costing nutrition-related elements.

Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition  (2020)
Duration 2.5h |  Available also in Español - Français

In this course, you will learn about:

• Key concepts related to ustainable food value chains for nutrition, including diet and nutrition and value chains and their sustainability
• The elements of the analytical framework, including potential strategies and entry points for interventions
• The three impact pathways by which a sustainable food value chain can improve nutrition.
• The process of developing this type of project, including analyses and identification of commodities and interventions.

Home Grown School Feeding (2020)
Duration 1.5h |  Available also in Español - Français

In this course, you will learn about:

• Conceptualizing Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programmes.
• Planning of HGSF programmes that are well integrated into the national context.
• The different design and implementation options, including models for linking home-grown school feeding to local agriculture.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on an HGSF programme.

How to conduct a nutrition situation analysis (2018)
Duration 3h |  Available also in Français - Português

In this course, you will learn about:

• The reasons why a nutrition situation analysis is needed before designing a nutrition-sensitive project or programme.
• How to identify nutritional problems and trends in a given area.
• How to determine the causes of malnutrition.
• How to analyse policies, programmes and stakeholders to understand the context.

Improving nutrition through agriculture and food systems (2016)
Duration 3h |  Available also in Français - Português - Русский

In this course, you will learn about:

• Impact of malnutrition on individuals, society and economy
• Agriculture, the food system, and nutrition
• Addressing the multisectoral nature of malnutrition
• Key recommendations for nutrition-sensitive programmes, investments and policies
• Examples of nutrition-sensitive interventions
• Initiatives and commitments for addressing malnutrition

Nutrition, food security and livelihoods: Basic concepts (2015)
Duration 0.5h |  Available also in Español - Français - Português

In this course, you will learn about:

• Food and Nutrition related concepts and definitions.
• Nutrient requirements and balanced diet.
• Different forms of malnutrition.
• Causes of malnutrition.
• Food Security and Livelihoods.

Agreeing on causes of malnutrition for joint action (2015)
Duration 1.5h |  Available also in Español - Français - Português

In this course, you will learn about:

• Design of a joint malnutrition strategy.
• Preparation of the workshop and facilitation techniques.
• Malnutrition problem and solution tree methodology.
• Design of the malnutrition problem tree sessions.
• Design of the malnutrition solution tree session.
• Action-plan session and the follow-up of the workshop.

Food Composition Data (2013)
Duration 10h |  Available also in Français

In this course, you will learn about:

• Basic principles of food composition data.
• Food description (selection and nomenclature).
• Food components (definition, selection calculation, conversion and analysis).
• International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS) tagnames and their application.
• Quality consideration and compilation principles. 

Nutritional status assessment and analysis (2007)
Duration 2h |  Available also in Español - Français

In this course, you will learn about:

• Concept of malnutrition.
• Factors influencing nutritional status.
• Relationships between nutrition, health and mortality.
• Strengths and weaknesses of the main sources of nutritional status information.
• Indicators of nutritional status and the causes of malnutrition.
• Criteria for selecting nutrition indicators in specific contexts.