Food Security Courses and Certifications

The Aspen Institute

Feeding Communities When Fields are Frying

Global food experts discuss innovations to combat food insecurity amid water scarcity and rising temperatures, exploring sustainable solutions that don't exacerbate climate change.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Why Food is the New Oil - Global Resource Competition

Explore the geopolitical thriller uncovering powerful entities' covert efforts to control global food and water resources, revealing why food is the shared story of our century.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Food and Hunger in the Heartland - Exploring Rural Food Insecurity

Exploring food's emotional impact, rural hunger challenges, and community-driven solutions. Kari Helgoe shares personal insights on nourishment, traditions, and addressing food insecurity in heartland America.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Breaking the Cycle of Hunger and Malnutrition in Africa

Exploring indigenous African crops as a solution to hunger and malnutrition. Dr. Carol Ibe discusses the potential of underutilized species to address food insecurity and improve nutrition across the continent.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health

6 reviews

Explore the U.S. food system's impact on public health, equity, and environment. Learn about key factors shaping current practices and alternative approaches from farm to fork.

• Coursera
• 1 day 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Logyca

Seguridad y soberanía alimentaria

Descubre estrategias sostenibles para fortalecer la seguridad alimentaria local, desde el manejo de recursos hasta la implementación de prácticas agroecológicas y sistemas de producción autosuficientes.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AGU

The Soil Underfoot - Green Water and Global Food Security

Explores soil's crucial role in global food security through green water management, emphasizing the need for deeper understanding of soil functions in the water cycle and their response to land-use changes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sustainable Food Security: Crop Production

2 reviews

How to feed the world without depleting our planet’s reserves? Learn the basics of crop production. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Food Security: Food Access

8 ratings at edX

Who decides what food is on your plate? Understand the basics of access to food and food decision-making from a multilevel perspective in this course. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Starve or Change - Enabling Food Security with AI

Explore how AI can revolutionize agriculture and combat food insecurity, presented by Farmdar co-founder Muhammad Bukhari. Learn about innovative solutions for a more resilient and food-secure future.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Good Governance: Addressing Fundamental Needs for Food Security

Exploring the link between good governance and food security in the Philippines, emphasizing the need to support farmers and fisherfolk to boost productivity, increase incomes, and strengthen the economy.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

科研云Research Cloud

Supplying Biomass Energy for China's 2060 Carbon Neutrality without Threatening Food Security

Explore China's strategic approach to balancing biomass energy production with food security needs in pursuit of its 2060 carbon neutrality goals and sustainable development targets.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Rooting for Parrish, Alabama - Community Infrastructure and Food Security Project

Discover how a community transforms an old football field into a thriving garden, tackling infrastructure challenges to grow food and feed their corner of the world one person at a time.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sustainable Food Security: The value of systems thinking

8 ratings at edX

Learn how to solve the 'Rubik's cube' of systems thinking and how it's applied to improve the environmental sustainability of food production systems!

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Food and Nutrition Security in Urbanising Landscapes

Explore urbanization's impact on food security, analyze rural-urban linkages, and develop strategies to address nutrition challenges in changing landscapes. Learn to mobilize stakeholders and create sustainable food systems.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)