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Lecturer(s)
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Opršal Zdeněk, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Structure: Plants that changed the world (activity) History of agriculture: from the Neolithic to the GMO revolution The problem of malnutrition, hunger, and famines Economic aspects of food demand Agriculture in developing countries and traditional societies Urban agriculture Agriculture in economically developed countries / EU Common Agricultural Policy The food system in the Czech Republic and Europe in the context of the Farm to Fork Strategy / Green Deal for Europe Land ownership and land reforms Agriculture in the context of globalisation (land grabbing, international trade) Organic agriculture Food losses and food waste
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course deals mainly with the environmental and socio-economic context of agriculture and rural development. Attention is paid to the situation in developing countries (malnutrition, agriculture in traditional societies, the role of women and children, urban agriculture, etc.), and topics affecting economically developed regions are also covered (EU Common Agricultural Policy, Farm to Fork strategy). A number of topics related to agriculture and nutrition link developing and developed countries and cannot be dealt with separately (e.g. land grabbing, international trade, and value chains). A part of the course is also devoted to issues related to the sustainability of the food system.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark
- Written test - Completion of assignments/readings
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Recommended literature
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Norton G. W., Alwang J., Master W. A. (2006). The economics of Agriculture development: world food system and resource use.. London; New York: Routledge.
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