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Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective
Learn to produce safer, better quality, and more food and achieve environmental and social goals with this course by edX.
Intermediate
Online
10 Weeks
Free
16 Jan, 2024 - 01 Sep, 2024
Enrollment Date
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
2-4 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
The Mediterranean region is one of the world’s most biodiverse areas, home to an intricate patchwork of climates, cuisines, and cultures. Its food systems are considerably complex. However, today it cannot sustain its people well. This is because of various issues, including natural resources overexploitation, food loss, declining food culture, etc. The Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective programme explains these hurdles as well as the Mediterranean basin’s opportunities for its agricultural sector.
The extensive Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective certification syllabus covers essential topics. You will learn about the global-to-local obstacles to achieving SDG (sustainable development goals), the ‘Mediterranean diet’, agricultural data with a primary focus on value creation and rural development models, EU policy frameworks, international agreements, emerging opportunities, and much more.
edX’s Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective training is a free, online, and intermediate-level curriculum. The free mode gives only a limited period of access to the course. It has no prerequisites and offers a self-paced schedule for convenient learning. Taught by the SDG Academy, this 10-week course also features video transcripts in three languages. Completing the programme, you can also get certified by purchasing the verified track.
The highlights
- 10-week intermediate online course
- ‘Food and Nutrition’ domain
- Two to four hours each week
- Free programme in English
- Self-paced course
- Subtitles in English, French, and Italian
- SDG Academy’s curation
- Verified shareable certificate
- No enrolment criteria
- Renowned educators
Program offerings
- Free admission
- Sdg academy’s curation
- Paid verified certification
- Shareable e-certificate
- 10-week intermediate course
- No prerequisites
- Multi-lingual transcripts
- Requires two to four hours per week
- Education in the ‘food and nutrition’ domain
Course and certificate fees
Type of course
certificate availability
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Eligibility criteria
You can admit yourself to the Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective online course if you’re interested. There are no stipulated prerequisites for enrollment.
What you will learn
The Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective certification syllabus will provide you with an in-depth look into the following: -
- The new sustainable food entrepreneurial and professional opportunities
- Food value chains
- Interlinkages from productions to consumptions
- Food systems in Mediterranean countries
- The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) additional educational resources
Who it is for
edX’s Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective certification course is ideal for: -
- Future and current practitioners in the food, beverage, and agriculture sectors, looking for useful insights about the present and upcoming business opportunities and trends.
- Undergraduates and graduates who are inclined to learning the Mediterranean region’s primary challenges.
- Regional stakeholders and policymakers seeking deeper knowledge about investments, decision-making, and agricultural policies in the Mediterranean region and globally too.
Admission details
- You can view and join the Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective program by visiting the official course URL.
- Use the ‘Enroll Now’ button to enter the required information to register on edX. If you’re already a user, click on the ‘Sign in’ option and enter your registered details to proceed.
- Now, either audit for free by clicking on ‘Audit This Course’ or choose the verified track to get certified upon completion. The latter requires fee payment.
Filling the form
Instead of submitting an exhausting application form, you can simply create or sign in with your edX ID and enroll for the Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective training. To do this, you must provide your country name, full name, email address, public username, and password. You can also log in via your edX email and password.
Your socials, i.e., Google, Microsoft, Facebook, or Microsoft account, are also applicable for registering or signing in to edX.
The syllabus
Module 1: The Mediterranean challenges around food and agriculture
Module 2: History of agriculture in Mediterranean basin and Mediterranean Diet
- The origin of agriculture
- Civilisations
- Middles ages and early modern
- Modern agriculture
- Agriculture and habits of local communities
Module 3: Poverty alleviation, economic and social rural development
- Economics of food systems
- Rural development
- Markets and supply chains
- International trade
- Development enhancing investments
- Food governance
Module 4: Fisheries and aquaculture
- Our ocean: A finite resource
- Dance of the plankton
- Marine food chains
- Fisheries economics and management
- Aquaculture and mariculture
- Sustainable management of fisheries
- Summing it up
Module 5: How to achieve SDGs in the Mediterranean - Water resources and fisheries management
- Challenges
- Theoretical chapters
- Successful case studies of the Mediterranean
Module 6: How to achieve SDGs in the Mediterranean - Sustainable farming systems under environmental and climatic constraints
- Challenges
- Challenges at the Mediterranean level
- Theoretical chapters
- Successful case studies of the Mediterranean
Module 7: How to achieve SDGs in the Mediterranean - Food value chain for regional and local development
- Challenges
- Theoretical chapters
- Success case studies on the Mediterranean
Module 8: How to achieve SDGs in the Mediterranean - Reducing food waste and enhancing by-product innovations
- Challenges
- Theoretical chapters
- Case studies of Egypt
Module 9: How to achieve SDGs in the Mediterranean - Nutrition and education
- Challenges
- Theoretical chapters
- Case studies of the Middle East and North Africa
Module 10: New professional profiles in a Mediterranean context
- Professional needs to face sustainability issues
- Food and youth
- Professional profiles of the agrifood sector
- Professional profiles of the ‘sustainable tourism’ sector
- The role of higher educational institutions
- A job for the future: the "innovation broker"
How it helps
edX offers numerous Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective certification benefits. For starters, you can audit this curriculum at no cost, learn in a self-directed schedule, get complete understanding through transcripts (available in Italian, French, and English), and also study from anywhere, as this is virtual training.
If you purchase the Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective certification, you will also be able to impress recruiters with verified proof of your expertise. This e-certificate will display SDG Academy’s logo, your educator’s sign, and your course achievements. You can seamlessly share this accreditation via your resume or on LinkedIn.
Instructors
Mr Jeffrey D. Sachs
Professor
Columbia University,...
FAQs
No. You don’t need any prior experience for joining this course.
The Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective course by edX is a self-paced, 10-week course, requiring two to four hour per week for completion.
No. edX provides video transcripts in English, Italian, and French.
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