NS 6420 - Globalization, Food Security, and Nutrition

(crosslisted)
(also AEM 6420)

Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisites: permission of instructor, graduate standing, and basic understanding of economics and nutrition.

P. Pinstrup-Andersen.

Directed readings course with a weekly 50-minute discussion session. Course is aimed at graduate students in nutrition, agricultural economics, and other relevant fields, who wish to explore how globalization may affect poverty, food security, and nutrition in developing countries and how national policies and international agreements and institutions may influence the outcome. Discussion sessions are based on assigned readings for each week.