From: VLC-Global <VLC-Global@fao.org>Date: Friday 29 September 2023 at 14:41To: VLC-Global <VLC-Global@fao.org>Subject: APPLY NOW: Facilitated Online Course: Sustainable and Local Food Systems
FAO Virtual Learning Centers
Facilitated Online Course: Sustainable and Local Food Systems
23rd October to 2nd December 2023
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite applications for a new facilitated online course “Sustainable and Local Food Systems” organized by the FAO Virtual Learning Centers in partnership with the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Gustave Eiffel University and affiliate support for hosting an online-hybrid training in India by Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Himachal Pradesh. This course is designed based on the compendium, ‘Enabling Sustainable Food Systems - An Innovator's’ Handbook’.
What does the course involve?
This course aims to help current and future food system innovators create or transform localized food systems based on farm landscape diversification through agroecology and systems design. In addition, our aim is that you as an innovator will be empowered to become a facilitator yourself, network globally and become capable of using this training template to work with others in your local area, leading to further innovative food systems transformations.
The course starts with a pre-event webinar on 23rd October 2023 and continues following a six-week curriculum from 31st October 2023 until 2nd December 2023.
This course is held on a weekly basis with:
· a maximum of three days a week;
· a maximum of one session per day;
· a maximum of 3 hours per session;
· a real-time team-based project.
There is a total of approximately 48 hours commitment over six weeks. 100% attendance is required. Each participant will work in a team and is expected to contribute actively. Participant’s contributions will be peer reviewed by another team member. Teams are reviewed for performance by the tutors. Innovatively designed rubrics are used as performance measurement tools by peers and tutors.
This course is conducted in English. There are no translation facilities provided in this course.
Your tutors for this course (also co-authors of the Handbook) are:
· Ashish Gupta-Jee is an international consultant on sustainable agri-food systems (SFS), entrepreneurship and technology with the Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, India. He is also a social entrepreneur and Food Systems Innovator based in Delhi and a part time Agroecological Farmer in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.
· Allison Loconto is a Research Professor at the French National Institute for Research on Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Science, Innovation and Society (LISIS) at Gustave Eiffel University in France.
Further details about the course are available in the attached outline.
How to register for the course
To apply for this course, please complete the following registration form by 9th October 2023.
Click here to complete the registration form
Participants representing organizations are required to upload letters of approval from their organizations. Individuals should upload a one-page profile with details of their experience in food systems transformation.
Please contact us on vlc-global@fao.org if you have any problems or questions regarding the completion of the form.
Selection process
The selection process is based on a ranking and shortlisting with priority given on the following criteria:
participants from the Global South;
female participants are encouraged;
experience of participants as practitioners in at least one field of Sustainable Food Systems;
participants with experience in social media campaigns; and
first-come first-served basis.
Best wishes,
FAO Virtual Learning Centers Team