Deadline for NFP: 22 March 2016
The Wageningen UR Center for Development Innovation (CDI) will conduct short term course on ‘Agriculture nutrition linkages’ from 07 – 18 November 2016 in Ethiopia. The programme aims to ensure nutritional impact of agricultural projects. Applicants can participate in this course via Netherlands Fellowships. NFP fellowships help to cover the costs of travel, accommodation, tuition fee and insurance.
Agriculture plays a key role in the provision of food and food security. But agricultural interventions do not automatically lead to better nourished populations. In some cases these interventions can even be detrimental to the nutritional situation of vulnerable groups. Agricultural programmes need to become more nutrition sensitive.
The training approach will be both interactive and practical. Participants will learn from experts but also from each other’s experiences from all over the world.
Course objectives
The overall aim of the course is to contribute to improving nutrition by making agricultural development programmes more nutrition sensitive. Upon completion of the course you will:
- understand the concepts of food systems, food security, nutrition and poverty and their interconnectedness;
- be able to apply conceptual frameworks to ensure nutrition sensitive agricultural development programmes and policies;
- have strengthen your competence in the design and implementation of agricultural development programmes and policies to enhance the impact on nutrition.
Who can Apply
Eligible Applicants must be working for a governmental or local non-governmental organisation as a policy or planning officer, or they are in a managing or co-ordinating position in one of the following areas:
- promoting community and household livelihood including food and nutrition security;
- planning, management, implementation and/or monitoring and evaluation of community food and nutrition security programme;
- in an agricultural development programme with a nutrition component;
- action-oriented research, advisory or teaching directly relevant to food and nutrition security;
- You are proficient in English (required).
How to Apply
- A complete application consists of two parts:
- A registration for a short course at CDI
- An application for an NFP fellowship through the online application form
- Applications can be accessed online through the website. Applicants must first have to create an account on the website and register themselves for the course.
- After completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are eligible to apply for an NFP fellowship, you will receive an admission letter with instructions on how to apply for a fellowship (if applicable).
For more information and to apply for this short course, please visit Wageningen UR short Course 2016.
For more information about Netherlands Fellowships, please visit Netherlands Fellowship Programme.
