02 - 16 February 2009
Food Economics and Food Security
Food Economic and Food Security
(January 19 - 02 February, 2009 )
Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the relationship between agriculture, economics and nutrition
- Understand basic principles of macro-economics and micro-economics that can influence the nutritional sectors
- Understand the relationship between economic growth and income distribution to nutritional status
- Understand the basic principles, identify and analyze the problems of food security
- Be able to identify and analyze food policies which affects nutrition
Topics
- Linkages between nutrition, agriculture and economics
- Supply, demand, price elasticity and its application
- Food production and food distribution system
- Consumer behavior
- Measuring a nation's income, income distribution, and cost of living
Food security:
- Magnitude, dimension, and levels of food insecurity
- Indicators of food security
Food policy:
- Definition, scope and instruments
- Applications of food policy in different countries and lessons learned
Special Topic in Nutrition (STN):
- Health economics and health financing
- National planning and financing in health and nutrition sectors
Exercises/Case Studies: World Health Chart (correlating economic indicators with health indicators)
Field Work: Assessment of household food security in urban community
Course Fee
Indonesian participant: Rp 2.500.000
Foreign participant: USD 350
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