Prof Chris Elliott, Queen's University Belfast, is delivering a free online training course starting on 17th November 2014 and taking place over 5 weeks.
About the course
Humanity faces a considerable problem in maintaining and enhancing food supplies on a global basis, whilst improving our wellbeing in both the developing and developed world. Obesity and other growing problems related to dietary excess pose huge economic and health implications in the developed world; In many low resourced countries simply getting enough to eat can be the issue, with poor quality food often contaminated with hazardous agents and economic pressures affecting land use and food production. With the increasing population, and climate change threatening existing food supplies new challenges will need to be overcome to maintain food supplies in a healthy and sustainable manner.
This course aims to provide advanced knowledge of food safety and food security across different levels of the food supply chain, with a focus on the pathway to enhance global food security for a sustainable future.
It will cover topics including: food fraud and integrity, soil quality, plant health and climate change.
This course will give you the opportunity to purchase a Statement of Participation
Requirements
This course is open to all, however it will cover research being developed to deal with the food crisis and is aimed at learners at post-graduate level.
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