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SUMMARY:Course: 'Market access for sustainable development'
DESCRIPTION:Today\, markets are increasingly seen as a good instrument for poverty reduction and sustainable development. However\, market failures and shortcomings often diminish the desired impact on poverty. This international course shows participants how to use markets as a tool to alleviate poverty. \nPro-poor inclusive value chain development\nOpening markets for smallholders and their products\nThis course takes market trends as a given\, and market dynamics as a possible basis for sustainable development and examines the do’s and don’ts of market-led development. Participants will be challenged to find answers to the following interrelated questions: \n\nhow can smallholders effectively engage in market development?\nhow can they access markets better with their products?\n\nThese questions will be addressed in several modules. The module Market  Participation deals with the market economic dynamics\, and how to engage small-scale farmers and rural dwellers. The second module deals with all the issues a product comes across on its way to customers: the institutions that govern value chains. The third module deals with a strategic planning process and tools that can be used to develop appropriate and targeted action plans\, project proposals  and/or programmes.\nThe step-by-step development of ‘bankable’ project proposals\, that are based on a selection of participants cases\, and in which all the lessons learned will be practised and internalised\, is an integral part of the curriculum. \nCourse objectives\nUpon completion of the course you will: \n\nbe more competent in the area of market access by differentiating between issues related to market participation\, chain governance and institutional change;\nunderstand conceptual frameworks related to market development which can be used to identify pro-poor and inclusive development opportunities;\nbe able to support policymakers\, development practitioners and professional service providers in their new role as market facilitators;\nbe able to apply tools and instruments to develop market-led\, pro-poor\, inclusive and/or sustainable development interventions.\n\nTarget audience\nThe course is intended for staff of government departments\, non-government and civil society organisations\, business associations\, development agencies\, universities and colleges of higher education\, and for other professionals working in the domain of market-driven development. \n� \n� \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-market-access-sustainable-development/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150113
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SUMMARY:MOOC - Introduction to Nutrition: Food for Health
DESCRIPTION:This Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) from WageningenX starts on January 12 and has a course length of 8 weeks. “You are what you eat”- learn the fundamentals of nutrition and how it can affect human health. \n\n\n\n\nAbout this Course\nIn our modern society we are accustomed to eat anytime\, anywhere\, and often too much. We stuff our bodies with food\, often unaware of the fact that food profoundly influences our emotional and physical well-being in the short term and in the long term. Scientific studies indicate that what we eat has a profound impact on our current and future health. Many people want to eat a healthier diet but are torn between the numerous conflicting and very confusing messages thrown at us by healthcare professionals\, self-professed nutrition consultants\, journalists\, and even academic scientists. Every day you hear about a new fad diet with an “unprecedented” success rate that promises a long and healthy life or simply causes your fat to melt away. Most people lack a basic understanding of nutritional science to judge whether these messages carry any credibility. Under the mantra “you are what you eat” this course will teach you the basics of human nutrition and provide you with a solid background to understand and appreciate the importance of nutrition for human health. \n\nThis introductory academic course in nutrition provides you with a broad view of the field of nutritional science. Wageningen University has one of the largest academic units in nutritional science worldwide and a long and strong history of excellence in nutrition research. In this course Professor Sander Kersten will teach you what is in our foods\, what happens to these components once you consume them\, and how these components may impact your health. The course will help you become more critical and provide you with the necessary tools to better weigh and interpret the information overload about nutrition and health. \nGo to the website for more information. \nLike the course on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! \n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/mooc-introduction-nutrition-food-health/
LOCATION:Online
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