1. PAT Session 1.1 Welcome & Introductions Price Analysis Training WFP Markets Learning Programme1.1.1 Conducting a Trader Survey

2. Introductions  Name, position  Briefly: Your experience with markets assessment / price analysis  Your main expectation for this training WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.2

3. Purpose of this training  Enhance capacity of WFP Country Office and partner staff to conduct price analysis without outside technical support to support food security and other types of assessment WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.3

4. PAT Objectives By the end of this training, participants should be able to:  Identify key market indicators to be integrated into WFP’s analytical outputs & explain how market info informs WFP decision-making  Describe key elements of market functioning: structure, conduct & performance  Describe the advantages of – and create – different types of graphs & charts, & explain which is best used with particular types of data  Explain the importance of price analysis and its implications for assessing HH FS & for WFP decision-making  Use various price analysis tools – CPI & real prices; ToT analysis; seasonal trends & volatility analysis; IPP analysis; & market integration analysis – to support emergency food security assessments WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.4

5. “Housekeeping” details? WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.5

6. Internet WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.6

7. Training methodology Learn tools and techniques of price analysis through hands-on team exercises Key elements: Practical resource materials Case studies Excel-based price analysis exercises Your active participation WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.7

8. Agenda Day 1: Market Fundamentals Welcome & Introductions Markets & FS Market Info in Food Security Analysis How markets work Day 3: Tools of the Trade Terms of trade Seasonality & volatility Day 2: Introduction to Price Analysis Introduction to graphical analysis Elements of price analysis Day 4: Examining Relationships between Markets Import parity price Introduction to Market integration Day 5: Putting it all together Synthesis exercise Workshop Evaluation WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.8

9. End-of-the-day Review  At close each day: small group review of day’s strengths and weaknesses (session by session): 10-15 minutes  Each group: Appoint one reporter to meet with facilitators to communicate results (role will change each day): 10 minutes WFP Markets Learning Programme Price Analysis Training 1.1.9