| Institute of Food and Resource Economics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: Each student must pass a written examination covering the content of the course including the case material. The examination will be given at the end of the course. Weight: 100% 7-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 20 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, group work and discussions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 4 Week Structure: C | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | A basic understanding of economics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | max. 30 participants | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Competencies Obtained within Basic Science: Knowledge of the basic relationships between economics and food policy. Transfer of economic theory to the use in policy analysis. Evaluate the applicability of economic theory to advise policy makers. Competencies Obtained within Applied Science: Understanding conceptual and empirical relationships between economics and policy making. Knowledge about how various government policy interventions may affect food security, agricultural development, and natural resource management. Competencies Obtained within Ethics and Values: Are aware of the ethics aspects of government policy related to food and agriculture. Are able to discuss both economic and ethics principles related to food and agricultural policy. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| To strengthen: 1) the students' understanding of existing and alternative policy measures related to food security, agriculture, and natural resource management and how they affect the nutritional status and food security of various population groups as well as the agricultural sector and 2) the ability of the students to assess the effects of alternative policy measures. Developing country issues and policies will be emphasized. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Course will describe existing policy measures and analyze how they affect various population groups, with emphasis on low-income and food insecure groups. The interaction between policy measures in developing and industrialized countries as well as the impact of the latter on the former will be analyzed along with relevant international trade and institutional issues. The interaction between development projects and policy measures will be analyzed to assist in identifying the most appropriate combination of projects and policies. The Course will discuss and analyze a large number of policy measures in various countries and seek general lessons regarding the relationships between policies and effects while identifying ways of selecting the most effective measures in specific situations. The content of the Course will include past trends, current status and future projections for food security, demand and supply, nutritional status, population, urbanization, and related variables; basic relationships between government policy and food security, nutrition, and health; gender aspects; diet trends and their causes; globalization, trade, and technology; natural resource management; markets, infrastructure, and institutions; consumer, producer, and government behavior; analytical methods; and communication of policy-related knowledge to decision-makers. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lectures, group work and discussions. Each 1.5 hours session will include a presentation of a case by a small group of students, followed by general discussion and concluded with a lecture which draws the generalizable lessons from the case. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The course will be based on a set of case studies and a new textbook currently under development. In addition, the students will be required to read selected reference material. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henrik Zobbe, hz@life.ku.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Management, Phone: 35336810 Paul Rye Kledal, paul@foi.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Production and Technology Division, Phone: 35336875 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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