The aim of the exercise: to uncover the causes of the global food crisis Download the GLU
Seeds: basic concepts and trading
Students will: become aware about the importance of seeds from perspective of nutrition, self sufficiency and trade, understand that climate and soil conditions vary around the world and become aware that the plants (crops and others) adapted to these diverse…
GM technology – curse or blessing?
Learning objectives: The students reflect their knowledge about GM technology. They will learn about the positive and negative effects of GM technology on the basis of case studies. The students can take self-sufficient, reasonable decisions based on their knowledge You…
Food Waste and Adulteration
Objectives: Students will gain basic competences on how to read a food label; Students will become aware of the issue of food adulteration; Students will gain knowledge of food items commonly consumed and adulterated in South East Asia; Students will…
Food and Multinationals
Objectives: Discovering the impact of MNCs on the production of food; Learning about the exploitation of resources and farm workers by large multinational companies; Understanding the concept and benefits of Fair Trade in food production; Understanding the role of MNCs…
The use of technology in agriculture
Objectives: Knowing the main technological innovations in the agricultural sector, particularly in the last decades. Thinking about the positive impact of these innovations, but also the serious damage they caused at an environmental and social level. Reading about a problem…