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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
EIT Food and University of Reading
This online course explored the diverse nature of EU farming systems and primary food production processes. This course covered topics from primary food production to innovative technologies enhancing sustainability.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr. Maarten van der Kamp
Director of Education
EIT Food
Dr. Simona Grasso
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Reading
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Develop an informed and balanced understanding of the complexities of sustainable food production in the EU within the context of the global food supply chain.
- Investigate how food is produced by EU farmers and explore the trade offs required when considering organic, environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable production methods.
- Reflect on the challenges faced by farmers and how innovative technologies help them to provide a secure and sustainable food supply for a growing population.
- Evaluate the benefits of different farming methods and apply what you’ve learned to your food-buying choices and working priorities.
Syllabus
- What ‘sustainability’ means and how it applies to farming.
- How crops are grown in the EU - both arable and horticultural.
- How livestock is farmed in the EU to produce meat, dairy products and eggs.
- The challenges of feeding a rapidly expanding global population.
- The trade-offs involved in financially viable organic, environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable production methods.
- Which technologies are providing the most sustainable solutions.
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Issued on 18th January 2021
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