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World food issues

September 29. World food issues. Opening “go round”. Be prepared to:. Name one important thing you have learned in this class so far. Name one question you have. Revised schedule:. October 4: discussion of first investigation findings. First Investigation Categories:.

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World food issues

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  1. September 29 World food issues

  2. Opening “go round” Be prepared to: • Name one important thing you have learned in this class so far. • Name one question you have.

  3. Revised schedule: • October 4:discussion of first investigation findings

  4. First Investigation Categories: A. Industrial vs. Natural Foods - Gross/Soi - Mensen/Barber - Campidilli/King - Anderegg/Savage - Brown/Westin

  5. First Investigation Categories: B. Food Waste - Farhang/Long - Converse/Beaver - Nystrom/Teig - McCoy/Kaiser - Reburn/Wiedemeier - Peterson/Nosco

  6. First Investigation Categories: C. Alternative Agriculture/Sustainability - Steen/Kolpek - Mason/Troendle - Place/Kollasch - Prestien/Lange - Cashman/Lu

  7. First Investigation Categories: D. Social Issues, Education, and Policy - Cope/Boquist - Aves/Coates - Smith/Randolph - Bouska/Bjorkman

  8. First Investigation Categories: E. Natural Resource Issues - Kathrein/McCabe - McNamara/Werner

  9. Be prepared to share your findings on Oct. 4

  10. Revised schedule, cont’d. • October 6: 3rd Chapter Analysis due: Dr. Roger Elmore – Haiti experience • October 11: 4th Chapter Analysis due • October 13: Dr. Michael Hamm, Michigan State – Sustainable Agriculture • October 18, 20: no class

  11. University lectures to attend for Second Investigation • October 10: Borlaug Lecture • Who: Pedro Sanchez • When/where: 8:00 p.m. / Oak Room • October 11: “New Worlds of Water” • Who: Margaret Catley-Carlson • When/where: noon/Ensminger Room, Kildee

  12. University lectures to attend, cont’d. • October 12: “Urgent and Emerging Food Policy Challenges and Opportunities” • Who: Per Pinstrup-Anderson • When/where: 10:00 a.m./ MU Gallery • October 20: “Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet” • Who: Jonathan Foley • When/where: 7:00 p.m./ MU Great Hall

  13. “How can I make a difference?” ?

  14. How can I make a difference? http://rpi-fff.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-global-food-market-starves-poor.html • What is the conclusion and recommendation of this video? • Does it seem reasonable to you. • Why or why not? • What alternative solutions can you envision

  15. How can I make a difference? • Scott Walker – local volunteer • Rikin Gandhi - entrepreneur “Digital Green” http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=255493837824737 http://digitalgreen.org/

  16. Take home message?

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