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Panic-Buying During Crisis: How Do Food Supply Chains Cope?

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Panic-Buying During Crisis: How Do Food Supply Chains Cope?
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What is the course about?

Panic-Buying During Crisis: How Do Food Supply Chains Cope?
The course Panic-Buying During Crisis: How Do Food Supply Chains Cope? 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.

Learn how agri-food supply chains deal with crises and get practical advice on how you can minimise disruption during COVID-19.

Course description
  • Explore contingency plans for ensuring food security during COVID-19 in Europe.
  • 2 weeks
  • Movement restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus are leading to an increase in food stockpiling, and there are concerns the agri-food supply chain won’t keep up with demand.
  • On this course, you’ll learn how the pandemic is challenging food supply chains and explore the steps taken by the industry to ensure food security and integrity.
  • You’ll discover the complexity of the agri-food supply chains and understand its codependency with other sectors such as transportation and packaging.
  • You’ll also hear from companies making a difference with innovative digital food services and solutions.
  • Which stakeholders compose the food supply chains and which sectors are interlinked
  • What are the risks, vulnerabilities and threats to the food systems in crisis situations
  • How do food supply chain stakeholders cope with crisis situations
  • What role can the consumer play in order to minimise disruption
  • What measures does the industry, national governments and the EU put in place to ensure food reaches our plates
  • How can innovation and digitalisation in our food supply chains drive resilience
  • This course is designed for all EU consumers and citizens who are concerned about where their food comes from when normal life is disrupted.
  • It will be of particular interest to anyone looking for reliable information about how the agri-food supply chains ensure that food reaches our plates during crisis situations.
  • No prior knowledge is required on the subject to follow this course.
  • 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.
  • 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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Panic-Buying During Crisis: How Do Food Supply Chains Cope?

Course Topic

Nature & Environment, Politics & Society

University, College, Institution

EIT Food

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

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

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Panic-Buying During Crisis: How Do Food Supply Chains Cope?

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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