Rhedir gan School of Natural Sciences

10.000 Credyd neu 5.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1

Trefnydd: Dr Robert Brook

Provision of food is already one of the greatest global challenges and is going to intensify as population approaches the projected 9 billion by the middle of this century. Intended for non-specialists, the module will describe the existing situation and likely future prospects, how we have met food demand in the past and might in the future, how global food systems are managed, and ways in which we are trying to reduce the environmental impact of food production and overcome constraints to food security.

Introduction, demographics - what are the pressing issues? Food security – key concepts Intensification - the Green Revolution and modern technologies Organic, agroforestry and other low input agricultural systems The global food highway - food distribution Modern society - food waste, urbanisation Effects of poverty and wealth on food security Future prospects

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Grade D- to D+ Demonstrate knowledge of global food production systems and how they have evolved to the present. Describe the factors that determine food supply and way in which they can be managed. Describe the scope for various food production systems to meet future demand

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Grade C- to B+ In addition to the above: Demonstrate understanding of the complexities of global food productions systems and the compromises that are necessary to ensure continued security of production, and of the effects of policy factors. Show evidence of some additional background reading, either by presenting new information or discussing topics in greater detail than in lectures.

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Grade A- and above Achieve a mark of 70% overall for the module. In addition to the above, be able to present a well reasoned arguments for and against particular philosophies and approaches to food production and security. Present clear evidence of wide reading around the subject and an ability to analyse and synthesise arguments and information, and present this knowledge cogently under examination conditions.

1. Describe global food production systems and how they have evolved to the present day

2. Understand the factors that determine food supply and how they can be manipulated

3. Evaluate the scope for differing food production systems to meet future demand.

4. Assess the prospects of various technological options for overcoming constraints to food security.

		Oriau
Private study	Private and guided self-study	80
Lecture	10*2 hour lectures	20

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach

• Awareness of the concepts of spatial and temporal scale in understanding processes and relationships.
• Appreciation of the reciprocal nature of human-environmental relationships.
• Understand the provisional nature of information and appreciate competing and alternative explanations.
• Recognize the moral, ethical and social issues relating to the subject.

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/dxx-3006.html

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