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  1. Open data and smallholder food and nutritional security

    This report was commissioned CTA as a member of the GODAN initiative. It aims to provide a better understanding of the actual impact of the open data movement on the food and nutrition security of smallholders and highlight the areas of potential unfilled opportunity. Source & Download: CTA...
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  2. Global Food Security: Addressing the Challenge

    This free online course , a massive open online course (MOOC), from Lancaster University, UK, introduces the issue of food security and explores some of the different ways in which it has been described both in research and in practice, and considers key concerns for the future. It will run for 8...
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  3. Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Sustainable Agrifood Systems

    This free online course , a massive open online course (MOOC), provided by Queen's University Belfast, UK, looks at food insecurity and the challenges to be overcome in order to maintain healthy and sustainable food supplies. It runs for a 4-week period starting on 11 January 2016, requiring 2...
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  4. Our Hungry Planet: Agriculture, People and Food Security

    This free online course , a massive open online course (MOOC), on agriculture and food security is being run by experts from the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading, UK. Lasting 6 weeks and requiring 3 hours of study per week, it covers the challenges of...
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  5. How can public works programmes create sustainable employment?

    Public works (PW) programmes are long-standing development interventions that have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their potential ‘double dividend’ of reducing poverty and fostering growth by transferring income directly to the poor, while at the same time building and improving...
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