Online Courses
Below you will find an overview of the online learning portfolio of Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen University & Research. The online courses are focusing on a variety of topics such as farmer entrepreneurship, linking farmers to markets, food and nutrition security, climate change, agro-food sector transformation, monitoring and evaluation, managing for impact and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
The key building blocks of our online courses are:
- Systemic thinking
- Active participation
- Leadership development
- Mixing latest scientific knowledge with experiences from the field
Online Courses Overview
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Market Access for Sustainable Trade
- In this course, professionals in the field of rural economic development will increase their knowledge, improve their skills and enlarge their toolkit... -
Potato Sector Development for Emerging Markets (2023)
- A historically important staple food, potatoes are gaining traction as a crop that also offers income opportunities for food processors and... -
Managing Risk in the Face of Climate Change
- Do you want to become a change manager and enhance your capacity to encourage communities, governments and businesses to adapt climate-related... -
Farmer Agency: a Practical Approach for Farmer-Inclusive Food System Transformation
- Family farmers are the food producers of the world. They produce food for themselves, for the rural areas where they live and for the growing urban... -
Feeding Cities: Improving Food Systems in Urban Areas
- The world becomes increasingly urban. In 2050 two thirds of the world’s population lives in cities, particularly in Africa and Asia. Natural... -
Lost Harvest and Wasted Food
- Estimates indicate that one-third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted and never consumed. This course strengthens your insights and skills... -
Climate Action for Food Systems Transformation
- Climate Change has a negative impact on food security. Societies need to learn to cope with the changes predicted. That needs appropriate responses by... -
Youth Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Changing Food Systems
- The global population is growing, and growing younger by the day across Africa. These young women and men are eager to start and grow their business... -
Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food Security
- Increasing stresses on agricultural systems have resulted in an intensification of the use of natural resources for agricultural production. Many have... -
Global One Health: towards Human, Animal and Plant Health
- The health of people, animals, plants and their environments are closely connected. This has implications for our effort to produce and consume food...