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Producing Food Security Information Products that Result in Action
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
23 - 27 April, 2007

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OVERVIEW

Summary

The training course wasjointly organized by the Direction des Services de Sécurité Alimentaire (DSSA - Ministry of Agriculture in Cape Verde) and the EC-FAO Food Security “Information for Action” Programme.

It provided food security analysts with the necessary skills and knowledge to produce more relevant, credible and accessible food security information products (FSIPs) that support decision-making.

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Twenty-two participants from the main institutions concerned with food security in the country, working at central and decentralized levels, successfully completed this 5-day training course. Key decision-makers were invited to present their information needs to participants and provide them with recommendations for improving their products

The course ended with the presentation to the Minister of Agriculture of a Plan of Action prepared by the participants.

The Paln of Action aims at producing more effective and efficient FSIPs to support the:
- formulation;
- implementation; and
- targeting of food security policies and interventions.

Language: Portuguese

Location

Tarrafal, Santiago Island, Cape Verde

Target Audience

Technical analysts, policy formulators, planners and programme managers from national institutions with various fields of expertise including agronomy, statistics, food security, nutrition and economics.

Participants are currently or will soon be involved in the preparation and dissemination of FSIPs.

Objectives

- Strengthen the capacity of national institutions and partner agencies at central and decentralized levels to produce FSIPs that result in action, thereby leading to greater food security.

- Prepare a Plan of Action, including an implementation calendar, for improving and creating effective FSIPs.

Contacts

Direcção dos Serviços de
Segurança Alimentar (DSSA), Cape Verde:
Ms. Sandra Martins
E-mail: dssamaap@cvtelecom

EC-FAO Programme:
Ms. Françoise Trine
Food Security Analyst, FAO
Tel +39 06 57054239
E-mail: Francoise.Trine@fao.org

Download

> Final Report (1.1 mb)
> Agenda
> List of participants
> Feedback from participants
> Press Release

Notes for participants:
> English
> Portguese
> FSIP Training Leaflet

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DOCUMENTS

Title	Type	Description
Food Security Information Products (MISAs Productos)	Power Point Presentation zip (844 kb)	Presentation of the f ood security information products analyzed during the training
Avaliação das Necessidades dos Usuarios (DSSA)	Power Point Presentation	Assessment of the decision makers's information needs carried out by the DSSA before the training
Projecto Rede de Segurança Alimentar	Strategy paper	Project on the establishment of a Food Security Information Network in Cape Verde

LINKS

> Instituto Nacional de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário

The EC-FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations