Introduction to Agriculture and Food Systems

How food is produced, processed, traded and eaten, from the farm gate to the grocery shelf.

AGRI-101 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Agriculture

Course content

  1. 1Agriculture and societyComing
  2. 2Agricultural regions and climatesComing
  3. 3Crops and cropping systemsComing
  4. 4Livestock systemsComing
  5. 5Soil, water and land resourcesComing
  6. 6Farm structure and the farm familyComing
  7. 7Agricultural inputs and technologyComing
  8. 8From farm to processor: the value chainComing
  9. 9Food trade and marketsComing
  10. 10Food security and nutritionComing
  11. 11Agriculture and the environmentComing
  12. 12The future of farming: a case studyComing

Description

How food is produced, processed, traded and eaten, from the farm gate to the grocery shelf.

Part of the Agriculture & Food stream, typically taken in year 1.