World Food Issues Syllabus
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Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present
Semester: Spring 2015
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http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm
Required text:
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2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford@iastate.edu
Course Website:
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Jan 12 – May 8 (No Final Exam)
Instructor: Clark Ford
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Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342
Tech. Soc.Ch. 342
The World Food Problem: Toward Ending Undernutrition in the
Third World
by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 4th Edition, 2009.
Brenton Center:
– Contact in case of computer or WebCT problems
– agdehelp@iastate.edu, phone: 515 294-1862
http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-TowardUndernutrition/dp/1588266389
Course Webpage
(Google ‘World Food Issues’)
World Food Issues: Past and Present
FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342
Spring 2015
Instructor: Clark Ford
Course Website
Google: World Food Issues
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/9famstudworldhunger/images/WH_grnkorea.jpg
Course Description
• We will examine world
food issues from the
perspectives of:
– The way things are in
the present
– How things got this way
– Policies and solutions
for the future
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Course Description
1: The way things are in the present
• World Hunger in developing
nations
• Interrelated global, economic,
political and social issues:
World Hunger Map
www.feedingminds.org/ img/map_world.jpg
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Poverty and inequity
food production,
biotechnology,
ecological destruction,
population growth,
policy, and aid.
• Ethical issues concerning
these topics will be discussed.
Course Description
2: How things got this way
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Slave Trade
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http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/chimage.php?image=2007/2043/triangle_map.jpg
The agricultural revolution
Hierarchical agricultural societies
Food production and geography
Invention and technology
Winners and losers in 10,000 years of
– Conquest and population growth
– Interaction of religion, government,
and economic systems
Unequal treatment of women
The industrial revolution
Colonialism and imperialism
Global economic domination
– by wealthy over developing nations
Course Description
3: Policies and Solutions for the future
• Policies:
– Health
– Economics
– Demographics
– Aid
– Consumer Subsidies
– Farming subsidies
– Land Distribution
– Agricultural research
– Development
• Aid Organizations
• What can we do?
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Grading
90-80-70%
• Quizzes, 20 pts each
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140 pts
• Nutrition Case Study
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20 pts
• News Report
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20 pts
• Student Presentation
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20 pts
• Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation
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Movie Report
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20 pts
Aid Organization Report
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Movie Report
20 pts
Historical Origins of Hunger in the
Developing World Case Study
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20 pts
20 pts
Extra Credit
– Paper (20 pts)
– Lecture reflections (2 @ 5 pts)
Exam Format
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Sample Question:
– Is it morally acceptable that
25% of the world’s population
controls 75% of its
resources? Use ethical
theories and principles to
defend your argument.
• Quizzes:
– 10 short answer questions
– 2 points each
– You have 40 minutes
• Quizzes based primarily,
but not solely, on study
guide questions
• Must use ethical theories
and principles when asked
for!
Written Reports
• There are 6 written reports
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Nutrition Case Study
News Report
Green Revolution Report
Movie Report
Historical Origins of Hunger Report
Aid Organization Report
• 2 – 3 full pages of text, typed
– plus Bibliography
– Single or 1.5 spaced
• At least 3 scholarly references
– From peer reviewed journals
– Must be cited in text
– Reference must give authors, date,
Journal, volume, pages
http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/hunger.jpg
• Engaged discussion
– of ethical, environmental, social,
economic, historical (etc.) implications.
• Must develop ethical arguments
– Use ethical theories and principles
Powerpoint Project
– Group presentations
• Powerpoint slides
– With references
– Must include a transcript!
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Extra Credit
• Lectures – two at 5 points each
– Assigned lectures (see Webpage)
– One page typed reflection due
• Extra Credit Paper – 20 points
– Relevant subject
– 5 page report!
– At least six scholarly references
• from peer reviewed journal articles
– Must relate to hunger/malnutrition
– Must include a discussion
• of nutritional, environmental, social,
political, historical implications, etc.
Norman Borlaug
– Must include ethics discussion
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using ethical theory and developing
ethical arguments
Section 1
• Topics:
– World Hunger
– Famines
– Malnutrition
• Reading:
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Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor
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WFP Ch 1-3;
Food Insecurity in the World 2005
World Hunger 12 Myths
News Stories
• Videos
• Quiz 1
Section 2
• Topics:
– Hunger Ethics
– Economics
– Population
• Reading:
– WFP Ch 4-12
– World Hunger a Moral Response
– News Stories
World Population Growth
• Videos
• Nutrition Case Study
• Quiz 2
Section 3
• Topics:
– Environment
– Agriculture
– Biotechnology
• Reading:
– WFP 13-14
– Advances in Plant Biotechnology
in Developing Countries
– News Stories
• Videos
• News Report
• Quiz 3
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Section 4
• Topics:
– Agricultural Revolution
– Agricultural Societies
– Ancient History
• Reading:
– The worst mistake in the history
of the human race
– News Stories
• Videos
• Green Revolution Report
• Quiz 4
Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
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Section 5
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Age of Discovery
Industrial Revolution
Women in Ag societies
Religion in Ag societies
Markets and Capitalism
• Reading:
– News Stories
• Videos
• Movie Report
• Quiz 5
Industrial Revolution
Section 6
• Topics:
– Global Policies:
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Health
Incomes
Globalization
Demographics
• Reading:
– WFP 15-20
– News Stories
Clothing Factory, India
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer/oncamera/india-factory.html
• Videos
• Origins of Poverty Report
• Quiz 6
Section 7
• Topics:
– Global Policies:
• Agriculture
• Development
– Aid Organizations
• Reading
– WFP 21-24
– Food Sovereignty
– The End of Poverty
• Videos
• Aid Organization Report
• Quiz 7
World Health Organization
immunizations
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How to get an A
• Attend class
– Online students: watch lectures
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Study lecture notes
Do required reading
Watch videos
Fill out study guides
Put effort into your reports and
presentation
• Work at it every day
• Engage in the subject!
– Especially your area of interest
http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/future_students/strategies_for_success.html
How to not get an A
• Getting behind
– No time to study, write
• Not preparing for quizzes
– You will do poorly
• No ethics arguments/theory
– Or only asking “is it ethical for…?”
(I will say “you tell me!”)
• Plagiarism
– Cutting and pasting
• Minimal answers
Hung-over student
– Or rote memory answers
• Minimal discussions
– Must engage in the subject!
• Minimal bibliographies
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