SDG Detail

Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability

MOOC

Project description

Agriculture is more than waving fields of wheat; our ability to grow food from existing natural resources �and without decimating those resources �is key to sustainably feeding the world. In this course, learn about food security worldwide, the effects of malnutrition, how we manage ecosystems that provide food resources and more.

Year 2021

Location United States

Organization SDG Academy X

Project aims

Understanding how do we create a healthy and sustainable diet for the growing world population.

Project outcome

You�ll emerge from this course with a clear answer to the question: What can I do to make food consumption and production more sustainable? - How the field has developed and shifted over time, and how recent developments like advanced technology impact farming. - What is food security? How do poverty, inequality and other factors affect the nutrition of not just individuals, but entire countries? - All about regulations influencing production, trade and other aspects of agriculture. - Examples from industries ranging from rice to livestock, and the experiences of smallholder farmers.