This module will provide an update on topical issues that will affect the global agricultural and food industries in the future. It will include political, trade and socioeconomic issues as well as new developments in the agri-food sector.
The module is structured around global agri-food issues as they arise and will rely on developing case studies from current affairs. These may include climate change, agricultural diversification, logistics issues, feeding the world's population, emerging pests and diseases, creating alternative rural markets, and overcoming terrorism-based threats within the agri-food supply chain.
This module will be structured around issues as they arise. As a result of this approach, the module will be dynamic, responding to the emerging agenda, but the following topics are likely to be included: Publics’ attitudes to agriculture, global demand for food/changes in consumer demands for food, higher standards of food quality, animal welfare/diseases, environmental and land protection, food traceability/food fraud, future role for genetic modification and emerging agri- technology. Students will also be invited to propose topics for discussion.
The module is structured around global agri-food issues as they arise and will rely on developing case studies from current affairs. These may include climate change, agricultural diversification, logistics issues, feeding the world's population, emerging pests and diseases, creating alternative rural markets, and overcoming terrorism-based threats within the agri-food supply chain.
This module will be structured around issues as they arise. As a result of this approach, the module will be dynamic, responding to the emerging agenda, but the following topics are likely to be included: Publics’ attitudes to agriculture, global demand for food/changes in consumer demands for food, higher standards of food quality, animal welfare/diseases, environmental and land protection, food traceability/food fraud, future role for genetic modification and emerging agri- technology. Students will also be invited to propose topics for discussion.
Course overview category: 🗂️ Modules 2025-26