Food & Cooking

SDG Sub-indicator 12.3.1.a – Food Loss Index

Issued by FAO elearning Academy · IT

Explore how countries measure food losses using the Food Loss Index and report progress toward a global sustainability target.

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A little more about it

Explore how countries measure food losses using the Food Loss Index and report progress toward a global sustainability target. The individual official course page explicitly offers a digital badge after completing the learning and scoring at least 75% in its final examination. FAO provides these self-paced courses as a free global public good. This badge records training rather than a professional license.

What this credential means

A competency-based FAO learning badge. It is not a veterinary license, clinical qualification, academic degree, or permission to perform a regulated occupation.

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What you receive

FAO digital badge for SDG Sub-indicator 12.3.1.a – Food Loss Index

  • Self-paced online course
  • Final certification test
  • Verifiable digital badge after a passing score of at least 75%

Format: badge. The stated credential is included.

What it takes

Specific prerequisites have not been confirmed. Check the provider’s current requirements before applying.

Exam: required. Practical assessment: not confirmed.

Where you can get it

FAO states that its courses can be taken anytime and anywhere. Free registration is required for assessment and a badge. Course audiences emphasize relevant professionals and learners; specific technical requirements are listed by the issuer.

International access is documented; local restrictions may still apply. Source-confirmed languages: English.

Validity & renewal

The validity period has not been confirmed. Check the provider for current terms.

Renewal requirements have not been confirmed.

Sources & verification

Each individual official course page was retrieved and explicitly labels the course Certified and states the 75% digital-badge requirement. Free global access confirmed in FAO’s current support page. Variable per-lesson durations are not converted into invented total study times. Evidence: research/raw/learning-fao-individual-pages.json and learning-international-policies.json.

Reviewed 25 October 2026. Prices, availability and requirements can change. The provider’s current terms take precedence.

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