Course Summary
This course explores the challenges and opportunities of feeding a growing global population. Students will learn about the science behind food production and the social, economic, and environmental factors that affect food security.Key Learning Points
- Understand the science behind food production and the challenges of feeding a growing global population
- Learn about the different factors that affect food security, including social, economic, and environmental factors
- Explore innovative solutions for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $62,910
- India: ₹4,11,000
- Spain: €28,000
- USA: $62,910
- India: ₹4,11,000
- Spain: €28,000
- USA: $73,000
- India: ₹6,00,000
- Spain: €39,000
- USA: $62,910
- India: ₹4,11,000
- Spain: €28,000
- USA: $73,000
- India: ₹6,00,000
- Spain: €39,000
- USA: $76,520
- India: ₹6,00,000
- Spain: €46,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the challenges and opportunities of feeding a growing global population
- Develop critical thinking skills to analyze social, economic, and environmental factors that affect food security
- Explore innovative solutions for increasing food production and ensuring food security
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of biology and environmental science
- Interest in food production and global issues
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
Similar Courses
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Agriculture, Economics and Nature
Notable People in This Field
- Vandana Shiva
- José Graziano da Silva
Related Books
Description
This course will explore the concepts driving current food production science (population growth, urbanization, emerging affluence, resource constraints, and underlying biological limits) with the main focus on livestock production. Each of the major food animal species (dairy, swine, beef, and poultry) will be covered in terms of their universal life cycles, constraints to production and emerging societal issues.
Outline
- Population Growth and Global Animal Industries
- Feeding the World (About This Course)
- Welcome to the Course
- Global Food Security: What's the Status?
- What About Livestock Systems? Part 1
- What About Livestock Systems? Part 2
- What are the Ethical Issues? Part 1
- What are the Ethical Issues? Part 2
- Copy of What are the Ethical Issues? Part 1
- Mega Trends in Animal Production Part 1
- Mega Trends in Animal Production Part 2
- Demand for Animal Products
- Population Growth and Global Food Security
- Trends in Animal Production
- Issues Surrounding Animal Production
- "Livestock's Long Shadow"
- "Long Shadow - Concerns"
- Introduction to Animal Welfare
- Land Use: Animal Feeding Systems and Major Food/Feed Crops
- Water: The Essential Resource for the Food Industry Part 1
- Water: The Essential Resource for the Food Industry Part 2
- Livestock Issues in Food Security
- Water as a Resource in Food Production
- Animal Feeds and the Environment
- What are Concentrates and Proteins?
- What are Roughages?
- Feed Analysis
- Nutrient Concentration in Modern Animal Systems
- Nitrogen (N) in Food Production
- The N/P Ratio Dilemma
- Animal Manure: Waste or Resource
- Feeding Management: Nutrient Source Control
- Food Waste
- Animal Feed Components and Their Analysis
- Nutrients in Animal Production
- Food Waste
- General Animal Production, Efficiency and Food Safety
- Animal Production Unit and Marginal Production
- Food Safety, Elements of Concern - The Big Picture
- Antibiotic Use in Livestock
- Growth Promotion vs. Disease Prevention
- Trends in Antibiotic Use
- Rinderpest
- Challenges of Food Security in the Developing World
- The Animal Production Unit
- Food Safety and Antibiotic Use
- Livestock, Veterinary Medicine and Food Security
- Dairy Production
- Life Production Cycle of the Dairy Cow
- Resource Use in Dairy Production
- Example of Yield Impact on Water Use (Dairy)
- Housing Systems in Dairy Production
- Hand Milking to Robotics
- Industry Trends in Dairy Production
- Bovine Somatotropin BST
- Are There Antibiotics in Milk?
- Milk Safety in the U.S.
- Life Cycle and Environmental Impact
- U.S. Industry and Animal Welfare
- Public Health
- Swine Production
- The Life Cycle of a Market Hog
- The Life Cycle of a Mother Sow
- Why are Most Pigs Raised Indoors?
- Sow Housing and Welfare
- Life Cycle and U.S. Industry
- Animal Welfare
- Poultry Production
- Poultry Production Systems
- The U.S. Poultry Industry
- Welfare/Husbandry Emerging Issues
- Avian Influenza
- Life Cycle and U.S. Industry
- Animal Welfare
- Public Health
- Beef Production
- The Beef Cow Life Cycle Part 1
- The Beef Cow Life Cycle Part 2
- United States Beef Industry Part 1
- United States Beef Industry Part 2
- U.S. Beef Industry - Animal Health Part 1
- U.S. Beef Industry - Animal Health Part 2
- U.S. Beef Industry - Animal Health Part 3
- Implant Technology in Beef Production
- International Beef Industry Part 1
- International Beef Industry Part 2
- Thank You! Concluding Thoughts
- Life Cycle
- U.S. Industry
- Animal and Public Health
- International Industry
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