Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

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EIT Food

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Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

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What is the course about?

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

The course Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment is an online class provided by EIT Food through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Understand how food goes from farm to fork: explore food security, supply chains, food production and agriculture.

Course description

Discover food supply chains from farm to fork
4 weeks

Please note this course runs without facilitation
How does food reach our plates? How is the food industry changing? What threats are there to food supply chains? How can we build a sustainable food industry?
Get answers to these questions and more with this course that explores food and agriculture in the modern world. You will learn about the complexity of the global food supply chain, the vulnerability of the food industry to emerging threats and the solutions to stopping these threats early. You will also consider the issues surrounding production of food of animal origin.

Threats to global food security of an environmental, biological or chemical nature
Food integrity
Water, soil and plant health
Animal health and welfare
Food safety and human health
Climate change related to food security

This course is for people looking for an introduction to food supply chains and the future of agriculture – it’s ideal for students and young people looking to learn more about careers in the food industry.
The Educators won’t be able to join the discussions themselves or respond to individual comments, but the course encourages a strong learning community. The learning is focused around debate and discussion – supporting other learners, sharing your own experience and knowledge, and listening to new perspectives. We hope that you will enjoy interacting with and learning from each other in this way. Don’t forget to comment, reply to other learners and ‘like’ comments.

EIT Food
EIT Food is Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, with the aim to create a sustainable and future-proof food sector.
Queen’s University Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group of 24 leading UK research-intensive universities.
University of Turin
The University of Turin is one of the largest and most prestigious Italian universities, with about 70,000 students, 4,000 employees, and 1,800 research fellows, encompassing all academic sectors.
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
This activity has received funding from EIT Food, the innovation community on Food of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the EU, under the Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

Course Topic

Agriculture, Food Tech, Nature & Environment, Sustainability

University, College, Institution

EIT Food

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / EIT Food you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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