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Household Food Security: Module 1: Introduction to Household Food Security
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In this module we will introduce you to concepts such as food security, food insecurity, nutrition security, livelihood security, food policies and programmes and the role of stakeholders and facilitators. You will gain the knowledge and skills required to gather information on many different levels, from the macro to the micro level. You will also, in time, become equipped to analyse community and household needs, understand the implications of policies and strategies for communities and households. You will eventually be able to report on the community situation regarding food insecurity and related issues and to advocate and request assistance for intervention.

Subject:
Life Science
Nutrition
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
OER Africa
Author:
FM Ferreira
Date Added:
07/01/2010
Household Food Security. Module 2- Participatory Extension for Household Food Security
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This unit we focus on household food security and what the effect of food insecurity will be on households. These days the concepts nutrition, nutrition security, livelihoods and household livelihood security are also used when the bigger picture of household food security is discussed.

Subject:
Life Science
Nutrition
Material Type:
Lecture Notes
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
OER Africa
Author:
FM Ferreira
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Household Food Security. Module 3 - Sustainable Natural Resources Use
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In this module your main task is to plan and carry out a set of activities with selected households in the community to help them gain a good understanding of their current and possible future use of natural resources in their area.

Subject:
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Life Science
Nutrition
Material Type:
Lecture Notes
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
OER Africa
Author:
FM Ferreira
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Household Food Security. Module 4 - Food Behaviour and Nutrition
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In Module 4 you are revising the important concepts from Module 1 such as food security,food insecurity, nutrition security and livelihood security. We add nutrition for the vulnerable,food behaviour, food choices, dietary patterns and diet diversity, as well as the role played by different stakeholders involved in food security. Together with the households you will gain knowledge on these issues and help the households themselves to gather information about their nutrition related problems, vulnerability, risks and malnutrition. You will together with them analyse the causes of these problems on different levels, from the macro to the micro level. The most important set of skills you will learn is how to work with households as a facilitator.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Nutrition
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
OER Africa
Author:
FM Ferreira
Date Added:
07/01/2010