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Education is the KEY point.
Education is a prerequisite to building a food-secure world,
reducing poverty and conserving and enhancing natural resources.
While FAO's Sustainable Development Department addresses all
levels of education systems with a holistic approach, priority is given
to basic education. The focus of its work is on:
Expanding access to education and improving school attendance in
rural areas, by promoting or supporting initiatives aimed at
improving children's health and capacity to learn, using information
and communication technology and distance education, educating
rural girls and women and promoting life-long education and skills
for life in a rural environment.
Improving the quality of education, by supporting participatory
curriculum development and teacher training to respond to rural
development needs and farmers' demands, assisting agriculture
universities to improve their role of service to farmers and their
interaction with basic and intermediate education, and encouraging
development education initiatives aimed at fostering social
awareness on issues and topics related to FAO's mandate.
Strengthening institutional capacity in planning and managing
education for rural development, by adopting a systemic approach
to education for rural development that addresses all levels of
education; encouraging debate on future trends in education and
training of children, youth and adults for agriculture, rural
development and food security; researching and disseminating best
practices and case studies that illustrate the contribution of
education to sustainable agriculture and rural development;
supporting new partnerships for education for rural development at
national, regional and global levels; and providing technical
assistance for training of policy-makers and managers of education
for rural development.
Food security and education are interlinked. What is the role of
education in reducing by half the 800 million people denied access
to enough food to meet their basic needs? How can education be
used to lead almost one billion women, men and youth from
illiteracy? How can relevant and quality education be offered to
out-of-school children and those who are undernourished in order to
best improve their chances for a better quality of life? This
compendium of FAO's experiences with "Education and Food for
All" shares descriptions of cases that can contribute to the process
of enabling rural people to improve their lives and livelihoods. The
examples focus on education and training in Nutrition and Health,
Agriculture/Forestry, Environment, Community Development, and
Business Management. The cases will be of special interest to
primary and secondary school teachers and students, rural youth
programme staff, adult community groups, and rural development
specialists.
reducing poverty and conserving and enhancing natural resources.
While FAO's Sustainable Development Department addresses all
levels of education systems with a holistic approach, priority is given
to basic education. The focus of its work is on:
Expanding access to education and improving school attendance in
rural areas, by promoting or supporting initiatives aimed at
improving children's health and capacity to learn, using information
and communication technology and distance education, educating
rural girls and women and promoting life-long education and skills
for life in a rural environment.
Improving the quality of education, by supporting participatory
curriculum development and teacher training to respond to rural
development needs and farmers' demands, assisting agriculture
universities to improve their role of service to farmers and their
interaction with basic and intermediate education, and encouraging
development education initiatives aimed at fostering social
awareness on issues and topics related to FAO's mandate.
Strengthening institutional capacity in planning and managing
education for rural development, by adopting a systemic approach
to education for rural development that addresses all levels of
education; encouraging debate on future trends in education and
training of children, youth and adults for agriculture, rural
development and food security; researching and disseminating best
practices and case studies that illustrate the contribution of
education to sustainable agriculture and rural development;
supporting new partnerships for education for rural development at
national, regional and global levels; and providing technical
assistance for training of policy-makers and managers of education
for rural development.
Food security and education are interlinked. What is the role of
education in reducing by half the 800 million people denied access
to enough food to meet their basic needs? How can education be
used to lead almost one billion women, men and youth from
illiteracy? How can relevant and quality education be offered to
out-of-school children and those who are undernourished in order to
best improve their chances for a better quality of life? This
compendium of FAO's experiences with "Education and Food for
All" shares descriptions of cases that can contribute to the process
of enabling rural people to improve their lives and livelihoods. The
examples focus on education and training in Nutrition and Health,
Agriculture/Forestry, Environment, Community Development, and
Business Management. The cases will be of special interest to
primary and secondary school teachers and students, rural youth
programme staff, adult community groups, and rural development
specialists.
