Rhedir gan School of Natural Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1

Trefnydd: Dr Eefke Mollee

This module takes a global perspective on food systems and food security and is core for the MSc Agroforestry and Food Security. The module aims to equip students with the ability to fully understand global food systems and their role in providing food security, and to be able to critically assess existing and future pressures and solutions. In this module we study a range of diverse factors that affect the global food system, such as its definition, key drivers of change, sustainably balancing supply & demand, governance & price volatility, hunger and nutrition.

• Introduction to food security and food systems: Definitions and evolution of the concept of food security; conventional and alternative food systems and their interconnections • Cropping systems : Intensive, subsistence and alternative systems • Drivers affecting the food system: Population and increased demand; Governance; Energy and other costs; Competition for resources
• Impact of future climate change; Impacts of rising prices • Sustainably balancing future supply and demand; improving productivity using existing knowledge and emerging technologies; sustainable intensification • Reducing waste; improving governance; reducing / managing demand • Linking food systems with environmental policy; improving biodiversity and ecosystem services while increasing food production

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Be able to demonstrate, with few factual errors, knowledge of a range of global food systems and how they have developed. Show an understanding of the external factors affecting food supply and how they can be manipulated.

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In addition to the above, demonstrate an ability think critically about the interactions between various components of the global food system, and be able to suggest strategies for adapting food systems to changed circumstances in order to sustainably increase food security. Show evidence of additional background reading around the topic.

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In addition to the above, be able to present well-reasoned arguments for and against the implementation of specific management practices to sustainably increase food security and improve food systems, including trade-offs between them, and demonstrating evidence of wide reading around the subject and an ability to analyse and synthesise arguments and information.

1. Be able to critically evaluate the scope for differing food production systems to meet future demand.

2. Be able to describe food production systems and how they have evolved.

3. Be able to identify the components of food security and the mechanisms that support equitable and sustainable access to food.

4. Be able to develop a critical understanding of the drivers of change affecting global food systems.

5. Be able to describe the failures in global food systems that lead to famine and habitat loss and be able to suggest coping strategies adopted to cope with it.

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
GWAITH CWRS	Discussion Forum		30.00
GWAITH CWRS	Infographic		30.00
TRAETHAWD	Essay		40.00

		Oriau
	Online forum discussion contributions	24
Private study	Reading and watching online materials. Preparations for guided discussion sessions.	134
Seminar	Discussion sessions where materials are presented and discussed	42

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Rhifedd - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio rhifau ar lefelau priodol o gywirdeb
• 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
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.

• Recognize and apply appropriate theories and concepts from a range of disciplines.
• Appreciate the interdisciplinary and/or reciprocal nature of relationships within the subject area.
• Understand the provisional nature of information and appreciate competing and alternative explanations.
• Appreciation of the complexity and diversity of processes through the study of relevant systems.
• Apply subject knowledge to the understanding and addressing of problems.
• Recognize the moral, ethical and social issues relating to the subject.
• Develop and identify research question(s) and/or hypotheses as the basis for investigation.
• Consider issues from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
• Apply appropriate techniques for presenting spatial and/or temporal trends in data.
• Prepare effective maps, diagrams and visualizations.
• Engage in debate and/or discussion with specialists and non-specialists using appropriate language.

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

Students require a good broadband connection to access the recorded material

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/ddl-4207.html

Gorfodol mewn cyrsiau:

• D4BA: MSc Agroforestry and Food Security year 1 (MSC/AGFS)
• D4BB: MSc Agroforest & Food Security (Dist Learn) year 1 (MSC/AGFSDL)
• D4BD: MSc Agroforestry and Food Security (TRANSFOR-M exch prog) year 1 (MSC/AGFSTFM)
• DDAB: MSc Agroforestry year 1 (MSC/AGRO)

Opsiynol mewn cyrsiau:

• D5AA: MSc Sustainable Tropical Forestry year 1 (MSC/STFOR)
• D5AA: MSc Sustainable Tropical Forestry year 2 (MSC/STFOR)