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Topic One Food and Environment
Preventative Nutrition,
Functional foods,
Processed Food
Physiology
Faculty of Medicine Dentistry
and Health Sciences
Topic Three Food Security
consists of five lectures. This topic
covers a broad range of issues,
such as the history of famine, the
global distribution of food, and an
introduction to food production,
marketing and trade.
Growth drivers
Food Marketing
Economic Issues
Dr Adam Bumpus
Resource Management and
Geography
Topic Four Food Issues consists of four lectures. The
story of coffee and chocolates gives an interesting insight
into the marketing and processing of some foods in
different parts of the world. Students will also have the
opportunity to learn about biotechnology, food allergies
and the issues surrounding genetically modified foods.
Food For a Healthy Planet
Uncharted Territory
Uncharted Territory: How Many People
Carl Bosch
Rice
Norman Borlaug
2003
TitleDeforestation: Rondonia, Brazil
Body text
1975
1986
2000
10 km
Climate Change and Food Security
What is the potential impact of global warming on food supply?
The State of Our Atmosphere
310
N2O
(ppb)
250
360
CO2
(ppm)
260
1750
CH4
(ppb)
750
1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Year Data from IPCC
The State of Our Global Temperature
The 10 warmest years have all occurred
since 1990 1994
Uncharted Territory: Temperature
Temperature is at the highest level in the last 11,000 years
Within 1 oC of the max of the past million years
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Adapting/adapting_2.html
Ice Melting