NS 4450 - Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries

(crosslisted)
(also AEM 4450)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Preferred: 6 credits in economics, applied economics, or sociology and 6 credits in nutrition and/or agricultural sciences.

P. Pinstrup-Andersen.

Comprehensive presentation and discussion of policy options for a sustainable global food system, with focus on developing countries. Topics include economic policy related to nutrition, health, consumption, production, natural resource management, trade, markets, gender roles, armed conflict, and ethics. A social entrepreneurship approach bases on case studies and active participation by students will be used.