This course develops learner competences in understanding, analyzing, and addressing food systems and food security challenges at local, national, and global levels. It adopts an integrated food systems perspective that considers the interconnections among food production, processing, distribution, consumption, nutrition, and waste management, as well as the technological, economic, social, institutional, ethical, and environmental factors influencing these processes.
Using a competence-based education and training (CBET) approach, the course emphasizes application of knowledge, problem-solving, teamwork, and ethical decision-making. Learners engage with real-world food security issues through case studies, system analysis, participatory discussions, and problem-based learning tasks. The course equips learners with practical skills to measure food security, assess governance and policy frameworks, evaluate sustainability and technological interventions, and propose context-appropriate solutions that enhance food security and resilience.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to apply food systems thinking to support sustainable, equitable, and nutrition-sensitive food systems aligned with national and global development goals.
- Lecturer: Prudence Kemigisha