Topic outline
This e-learning course explores the complex linkages between food trade and nutrition, providing evidence of how trade can affect nutrition by addressing both its benefits and challenges. It examines the intersection of trade policies and nutrition measures to equip policymakers and agrifood sector stakeholders with knowledge and tools to promote healthy diets and strengthen policy coherence between trade and nutrition objectives.
The course content is fully based on The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024, a biennial FAO flagship report that analyses agricultural trade patterns and dynamics within the current policy environment.
- Policymakers and government officials involved in trade and nutrition policy.
- Academic researchers and students studying trade’s impact on nutrition.
- Non-governmental organization (NGO) and international organization professionals working on food security and public health.
- Analyse the impact of trade on food security and nutrition.
- Evaluate the role of trade in impacting nutritional outcomes.
- Examine the intersection of trade and nutrition policies.
The course consists of three lessons of approximately 25-40 minutes duration each:
- Lesson 1: Trade and nutrition: Identifying the linkages
- Lesson 2: Trade in food and nutrients: Food diversity, nutrient supply and food prices
- Lesson 3: Strengthening policy coherence for trade and nutrition
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