Overview: Initial EFSA Report

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Session 5.3.

• Overview Initial EFSA Report

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Session Objectives

• After this session, participants should be able
  to
• Describe the various components of the Initial
  EFSA report

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The Process
Report answers to 3 key questions
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Key Differences from other Assessment or VAM
Reports?

• Length?
• Speed (of submission)?
• Readers?
• Accuracy, precision, degree of certainty?

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Writing the Report

• Keep it short!
• Answer the three key questions
• Is there a food insecurity crisis?
• Need for response?
• Need for follow-up EFSA?
• Be clear in how response recommendations link
  directly to your analyses and findings
• Keep it short!

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Initial EFSA Report
1 page ½ to 1 page ½ to 1 page 1-2 pages 1
page ½ page

1. Executive Summary
2. Background Objectives
3. Methodology
4. Situation Analysis (brief descriptions based on
   checklist categories)
5. Forecast Analysis (conclusions) Response
   Recommendations
6. Follow up EFSA/Monitoring