Food and Water Security
Term:
III
Credits:
2
Date:
January, 2011 This course examines the interrelationships between agricultural systems, food production and security, water security and inter-state riparian concerns, and demographic change. Beginning with a broad historical analysis, the focus shifts to pressing contemporary issues. Observing Andean towns struggling to secure food and water needs, this course analyzes property rights and access to land, technological change, biotechnology, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge systems, water, population policy, hunger, food sovereignty, and alternative approaches to agriculture.
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