World Food Issues Syllabus• Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present• Semester: Fall 09 • Course:

– Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342– Tech. Soc.Ch. 342, Univ. Stud. 342

• Classroom: – Section 1,2: Agronomy 2026– Section XW: online

• Instructor: Clark Ford– 2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford@iastate.edu

• Teaching Assistant: Erica Fuchs– ebfuchs@iastate.edu

• Course Website:– http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm

• Required text: – The World Food Problem:  Toward Ending Undernutrition in the

Third World– by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 4th Edition, 2009.

http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-Toward-Undernutrition/dp/1588266389

Course WebsiteGoogle: World Food Issues

World Food Issues: Past and Present FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342

 Fall 2009 Instructor: Clark Ford

 

                                                   

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Course Description

 

• We will examine world food issues from the perspectives of: – The way things are in

the present– How things got this way– Policies and solutions

for the future

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Course Description1: The way things are in the present

• World Hunger in developing nations

• Interrelated global, economic, political and social issues:– Poverty and inequity– food production, – biotechnology, – ecological destruction,– population growth, – policy, and aid.

• Ethical issues concerning these topics will be discussed.

World Hunger Map

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Course Description2: How things got this way

• The agricultural revolution• Hierarchical agricultural societies • Food production and geography • Invention and technology• Winners and losers in 10,000 years of

– Conquest and population growth – Interaction of religion, government, and

economic systems  • Unequal treatment of women• The industrial revolution• Colonialism and imperialism• Global economic domination

– by wealthy over developing nations

Slave Trade

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Course Description3: Policies and Solutions for the future

• Policies:– Health– Economics– Demographics– Aid– Consumer Subsidies– Farming subsidies– Land Distribution– Agricultural research– Development

• Aid Organizations• What can we do?

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Grading90-80-70%

• Quizzes, 20 pts each – 140 pts

• Nutrition Case Study– 20 pts

• News Report– 20 pts

• Student Presentation – 20 pts

• Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation– 20 pts

• Movie Report – 20 pts

• Origins of Hunger in the Developing World Case Study

– 20 pts

• Aid Organization Report– 20 pts

• Extra Credit Paper– 20 pts Movie Report

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Exam Format

•  Sample Question:– Is it morally acceptable that

25% of the world’s population controls 75% of its resources?   Use ethical theories and principles to defend your argument.

 

• Quizzes:– 10 short answer questions– 2 points each– You have 30 minutes

• Quizzes based primarily, but not solely, on study guide questions

• Must use ethical theories and principles when asked for!

Written Reports• There are 6 written reports

– Nutrition Case Study– News Report– Bihari Farmer Report– Movie Report– Origins of Poverty Report– Aid Organization Report

• At least 2 pages of text, typed • At least 2 references from peer reviewed

journals– Must be cited in text– Reference must give authors, date,

Journal, volume, pages • Engaged discussion of ethical,

environmental, social, economic, historical (etc.) implications.

• Must develop ethical arguments and name ethical theories and principles used!http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/hunger.jpg

Student Presentations

• Topics will be assigned– Based on preferences

• In-class students:– Group Presentations

• Powerpoint slides

• Online students:– Individual presentations

• Powerpoint slides

• Audio recordinghttp://www.internationalwaterinstitute.org/education_center.htm

Extra Credit

• Paper – 20 points

– Relevant subject

– 5 page report

– At least two references from peer reviewed journal articles

– Must relate topic to hunger/malnutrition

– Must include a discussion of nutritional, environmental, social, political, historical implications, etc.

– Must include a discussion of ethics, using ethical theory and developing ethical arguments

Norman Borlaug

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Section 1

• Topics: – World Hunger

– Famines

– Malnutrition    

• Reading:–  WFP Ch 1-3;

– Food Insecurity in the World 2005

– World Hunger 12 Myths

– News Stories

• Videos

• Quiz 1Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor

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Section 2

• Topics:– Hunger Ethics

– Economics

– Population

• Reading:

– WFP Ch 4-12;

– World Hunger a Moral Response

– News Stories

• Videos

• Nutrition Case Study Due

• Quiz 2

World Population Growth

Section 3

• Topics:– Environment– Agriculture– Biotechnology

• Reading:– WFP 13-14– Advances in Plant Biotechnology

in Developing Countries– News Stories

• Videos• News Report due• Quiz 3

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Student Presentations

• Topics will be assigned– Based on preferences

• 5 minutes/person– Powerpoint presentation– Also audio for online students

• Topics:– Nutrition– Agriculture– Population– Sanitation– Development– Environment– Politics– Health– Poverty– etc

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Section 4

• Topics:– Agricultural Revolution– Agricultural Societies– Ancient History

• Reading:– The worst mistake in the history

of the human race– News Stories

• Videos• Bihari Farmer Report due• Quiz 4

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Agriculture in Ancient Egypt

Section 5

• Topics:– Age of Discovery– Industrial Revolution– Women in Ag societies– Religion in Ag societies– Markets and Capitalism

• Reading:– News Stories

• Videos• Movie Report due• Quiz 5

Industrial Revolution

Section 6

• Topics:– Global Policies:

• Health• Incomes• Globalization• Demographics

• Reading:– WFP 15-20– News Stories

• Videos• Origins of Poverty Report due• Quiz 6

Clothing Factory, India

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Section 7

• Topics:– Global Policies:

• Agriculture• Development

– Aid Organizations• Reading

– WFP 21-24– Food Sovereignty– The End of Poverty

• Videos• Aid Organization Report • Quiz 7

World Health Organization immunizations

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How to get an A

• Attend class – Online students: watch lectures

• Study lecture notes

• Do required reading

• Watch videos

• Fill out study guides

• Put effort into your reports and presentation

• Work at it every day

• Engage in the subject!– Especially your area of interest

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How to not get an A

• Getting behind– No time to study, write

• Not preparing for quizzes– You will do poorly

• No ethics arguments– Or asking “is it ethical for…?” (I

will say “you tell me!”)• Plagiarism

– Cutting and pasting• Minimal answers

– Or rote memory answers• Minimal discussions

– Must engage in the subject!• Minimal bibliographies

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