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GE1351 - Food Production and Security

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
GE Area
Area 3: Science and Technology
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2024/25

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course is intended to provide students with a foundation in food production systems, following a farm-to-fork approach, with a specific emphasis on food-animal production. Main topics include human population growth and increasing demand for food; current challenges in food production and sustainable solutions, production of plant-based food; food-animal production including livestock, poultry, and aquatic species; application of new methods and technologies to increase the efficiency of the food production systems. There will be an emphasis on feeding and farming of food animals throughout the course. This course will also lay the foundation for other subjects, such as livestock husbandry, aquaculture, and food safety.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information

GE1351.pdf