Resilient Livelihoods Course

FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Resilient Livelihoods Course

Date: 13th to 17th July 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, [email protected].

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION

The world today is more unpredictable and uncontrollable than ever before. Climate change and globalisation is the major drivers of this situation. People around the world are increasingly exposed to extreme weather events, economic crises, food crises, disease epidemics, social instability and political conflicts. This training course aims to offer a systems approach on agriculture with the delivery of skills and tools to design innovative, resilient and sustainable food systems. It looks at how to balance between producing food, managing natural resources, dealing with uncertainty and providing livelihood base for the rural population. It will also look at the role and involvement of public, private and civil stakeholders in developing and strengthening community-based livelihoods management and disaster preparedness and response mechanisms.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Members of producer organizations/ cooperatives/ youth groups

• Agricultural extension officers,

• Research organizations

• Non-government organizations

• Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Understand the concept of food security and risk reduction

• Gain understanding of various threats to food and nutrition security

• Understand how to improve household food production and consumption (dietary diversity) even at the middle of disaster.

• Improve home-based livelihood opportunities for the rural poor.

• Develop and strengthen community-based livelihoods management and disaster preparedness and response mechanisms

• Understand various approaches and practices for building resilient livelihoods

• Build enabling environment for resilient livelihoods

• Learn how to link farmers to market and to business development services including financial services

TRAINING FOCUS

• Threats to food and nutrition security

• Effects of climate change and disaster risks on:

• Disaster Risk Reduction for food and nutrition security

• Approaches and practices for building resilient livelihoods

• Field Trip

• Enabling environment for resilient livelihoods

NB: We are offering you a half day, fun and interactive team building event!

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• Click HERE for the individual registration.

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