AGRIBUS 7057 - Trends & Issues in the World Food System

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2014

Constantly evolving market forces and ever changing local, national, regional and international policies influence food and agricultural systems. At the same time, continually evolving socioeconomic trends shape and influence public policies. An important aim of this course is to explore, research, and analyse how key change agents and public policies impact on businesses, firms, households, producers, retailers, traders, consumers and governments. Issues we address include economic development, growth, trade, technology, food safety, nutrition, health, diet, intellectual property rights, environment, finance, supermarkets and risk. This seminar based course motivates students to grapple with the same kinds of decisions and dilemmas policy makers and business leaders confront. Students both absorb information, strategies and concepts and practice teamwork skills to resolve issues and problems.

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