1. World Food Issues Syllabus Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present Semester: Fall 2008 Course: –Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342 –Tech. Soc.Ch. 342, Univ. Stud. Time: Aug 25- Dec 12, MWF 11-12 or 1-2, Classroom: Agronomy 2026 Instructor: Clark Ford –2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford@iastate.educfford@iastate.edu Course Website: –http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htmhttp://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm Required text: –The World Food Problem: Tackling the Causes of Undernutrition in the Third World –by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 3rd Edition, 2004. http://ecx.images- amazon.com/images/I/61K8P55R8XL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

2. Course Website World Food Issues: Past and Present FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342 Fall 2008 Instructor: Clark Ford http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/9famstudworldhunger/images/WH_grnkorea.jpg

3. 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 http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/06/30/poverty_wideweb__430x387.jpg

4. Course Description 1: The way things are in the present World Hunger in developing nations Interrelated global, economic, political and social issues: –Poverty and inequity –food production, –biotechnology, –ecological destruction, –population growth, –policy, and aid. Ethical issues concerning these topics will be discussed. World Hunger Map www.feedingminds.org/ img/map_world.jpg

5. Course Description 2: How things got this way 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 Slave Trade http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/chimage.php?image=2007/2043/triangle_map.jpg

6. 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 ? http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/ 07/17/norman_borlaug.jpg

7. Grading Quizzes, 20 pts each –140 pts News Report –20 pts Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation –20 pts Movie Report –20 pts Student Presentation –20 pts Origins of Hunger in the Developing World Case Study –20 pts Aid Organization Report –20 pts Final Exam –70 pts Extra Credit paper –20 pts Movie Report http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c310/chugs1124/ Gallery%201/blood_diamond_ver3.jpg

8. Section 1 Dates: Aug 25 - Sept 5 Topics: –World Hunger –Famines –Malnutrition Reading: – WFP Ch 1-3; – Food Insecurity in the World 2005 – World Hunger 12 Myths – News Stories Quiz 1: Sept 5 Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor http://www.imageenvision.com/md2/sym_0004-0703-1422- 2622_nurse_standing_with_a_group_of_african_children_showing_symptoms_of_the_protein -deficiency_disease_kwashiorkor.jpg

9. Section 2 Dates: Sept 8-19 Topics: –Hunger Ethics –Economics –Population Reading: –WFP Ch 4-12; –World Hunger a Moral Response –News Stories Quiz 2: Sept 19 World Population Growth

10. Section 3 Dates: Sept 22 - Oct 3 Topics: –Environment –Agriculture –Biotechnology Reading: –WFP 13-14 –Advances in Plant Biotechnology in Developing Countries –News Stories News Report due by: –Sept 26 Quiz 3: Oct 3 http://www.povertymap.net/mapsgraphics/index.cfm?data_id=23360&theme=

11. Section 4 Dates: Oct 6 – 17 Topics: –Agricultural Revolution –Agricultural Societies –Ancient History Reading: –The worst mistake in the history of the human race –News Story Bihari Farmer Report due by: –Oct 10 Quiz 4: Oct 17 http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Scene-of-butchers- and-servants-bringing-offerings-Tomb-of-Onsou-Egyptian-Art-302241.jpg Agriculture in Ancient Egypt

12. Section 5 Dates: Oct 20 – 31 Topics: –Age of Discovery –Industrial Revolution –Women in Ag societies –Religion in Ag societies –Markets and Capitalism Reading: –News Stories Movie Report due by: –Oct 24 Quiz 5: Oct 31 Industrial Revolution

13. Student Presentations Dates: Nov 3-7 Topics will be assigned –Based on preferences 5-10 minute powerpoint presentation –Electronic media Topics: –Nutrition –Agriculture –Population –Sanitation –Development –Environment –Politics –Health –Poverty –etc http://www.egr.msu.edu/aes/files_aes/images/_HJS3388.preview.jpg

14. Section 6 Dates: Nov 10 – 21 Topics: –Global Policies: Health Incomes Globalization Demographics Reading: –WFP 15-20 –News Stories Origins of Poverty in the Developing World Case Study due by: –Nov 14 Quiz 6: Nov 21 Clothing Factory, India http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer/oncamera/india-factory.html

15. Section 7 Dates: Dec 1 – 12 Topics: –Global Policies: Agriculture Development –Aid Organizations Reading –WFP 21-24 –Food Sovereignty –The End of Poverty Aid Organization Report due by: –Dec 5 Quiz 7: Dec 12 World Health Organization immunizations http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/africa/photos/immunization-002.jpg

16. The Final Exam The final exam is comprehensive and will cover material from each section of the course It will consist of 35 questions each worth 2 points You will have 2 hours to complete it. http://vikkianderson.com/Tarot/img/Cup10.gif