Introduction to Agriculture and Food Systems
How food is produced, processed, traded and eaten, from the farm gate to the grocery shelf.
AGRI-101 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Agriculture
Course content
- 1Agriculture and societyComing
- 2Agricultural regions and climatesComing
- 3Crops and cropping systemsComing
- 4Livestock systemsComing
- 5Soil, water and land resourcesComing
- 6Farm structure and the farm familyComing
- 7Agricultural inputs and technologyComing
- 8From farm to processor: the value chainComing
- 9Food trade and marketsComing
- 10Food security and nutritionComing
- 11Agriculture and the environmentComing
- 12The future of farming: a case studyComing
Description
How food is produced, processed, traded and eaten, from the farm gate to the grocery shelf.
Part of the Agriculture & Food stream, typically taken in year 1.