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Future Food: Sustainable Food Systems for the 21st Century
University of Exeter
  • Start Date: 07 Dec, 2020
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Find out what sustainability means for food and explore the challenges of our journey towards a more sustainable food future.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.


What are sustainable food systems? And why are they so important for the future? With this course, you can explore these questions and more.


You’ll learn about how our understanding of diet, health, and food production is changing, why food security and sustainable agriculture is essential, and how we can make positive future steps.


Learn how culture, sustainability, and technology is changing the future of food production


Food production has transformed our planet. Currently, 40% of the land’s surface is used for agriculture, meaning soils and freshwater are under threat, and fisheries are overexploited.


With this sustainable food systems course, you’ll discover why this means that millions of smallholders are facing economic uncertainty, and how just four transnational companies control the global grain supply.


Explore the challenges of climate change and the proposed solutions


Ultimately, by 2050, we must feed 9 billion people in the face of a changing climate. You’ll find out how agroecology sustainable food systems can help through economic, social, and environmental incentives.
On this course, you’ll learn about some of the obstacles facing the future of food production, as well as some potential solutions.


Find out how changing and sustainable food systems can impact you and the planet


You’ll also learn about the global food system as a whole, as you explore everything from individual food choice to the impact of agriculture on climate change.


The future of food will be shaped by a change in our attitudes towards consumption and production. With this course, you can find out how sustainable agriculture and food systems can play a part in creating this future.


The course is designed for anyone interested in food sustainability. Whether you’re thinking about a career related to the future of food or sustainable agriculture, or simply want to find out more about these fascinating areas, this is the course for you.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university and in the top 1% of institutions globally.

It combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter has over 18,000 students and is ranked 8th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 10th in The Complete University Guide 2014 and 12th in the Guardian University Guide 2014. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 90% of the University’s research was rated as being at internationally recognised levels and 16 of its 31 subjects are ranked in the top 10, with 27 subjects ranked in the top 20.

The University has invested in more than £350 million worth of new facilities across its campuses in the last few years; including landmark new student services centres - the Forum in Exeter and The Exchange on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, together with world-class new facilities for Biosciences, the Business School and the Environment and Sustainability Institute. There are plans for another £330 million of investment between now and 2016.

 

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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