Learn the basics of food access decision-making. In other words, who decides what ends up on your plate. Spoiler alert: it’s not just you!
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Food access: Learn about food supply and food security Have you ever considered that you’re not the only one who decides what food ends up on your plate? In this environmental studies course, you’ll explore how key actors at household, local, national and international levels negotiate and make choices on access to food. You will understand why the choices you make have been predestined. And you will learn what it takes to provide access to a safe and nutritious food supply every day. In this course you will learn that food access: And food manufacturing has changed during the past century Depends on social and economic dynamics at the household level for everyone Is shaped at a local level by the interactions between traders, retailers, producers and buyers in the markets Is influenced on a national scale by politics and policies by negotiating and aligning goals, instruments, and modes of governance ¥ is impacted by debates and negotiations creating conditions in food trade by international organizations Wageningen University is specialized The University of Wageningen offers an excellent combination of conducting research worldwide and educating in the area of ‘healthy food and living environment’. The institute ranks among the top Dutch universities and has scored the third place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Ranking 2017 for research performance. Learn from professors who have gained decades of experience from both teaching at a specialized university and real life projects about access to food worldwide. This is why you should sign up If you want to understand the basics of access to food and food decision-making from a multilevel perspective, you can sign up as a: student food and nutrition policy maker development practitioner and trainer at international, national, household and individual level A verified edX certificate provides proof for an employer, school, or other institution that you have successfully completed this online course.
Difficulty Level
Introductory
Suitable for motivated learners
Subject Category
Social Sciences, Food & Nutrition
Part of our Social Sciences, Food & Nutrition curriculum
Course Language
English
All materials in English
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