Global Food Supply unit (KLA401)

Introduction

Food production, access, use and resilience of supply in globally diverse contexts will be discussed and investigated. Cases studies will be explored from Africa, Asia, Europe, America and Australia to illustrate the complexity and diversity in the production of and access to healthy food. Diverse setting will consider environment, climate, culture, socioeconomic status, urban, regionality and remoteness. Transdisciplinary approaches to solve food production and supply challenges will be introduced and used to develop practical recommendations for organisations such as the United Nations, World Bank, AusAid and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Summary

Unit name	Global Food Supply
Unit code	KLA401
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Discipline	Agriculture and Food Systems
Coordinator	Doctor Shane Powell
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Honours

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate food production and supply approaches and challenges in globally diverse contexts
• Articulate the diverse perspectives, drivers and issues facing global food production and supply
• Propose approaches to research and to improve reliability of food production, supply, access and utilisation within globally diverse contexts

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	1 x 50 minute lecture weekly; 3 x 50 minute tutorials weekly
Assessment	Short Quizzes (10%)|Comparative analysis of food systems studies (20%)|Food production and supply debate (20%)|Tender proposal (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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