World Food Issues Syllabus

1. Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present Semester: Spring 2010 Course: Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342 Tech. Soc.Ch. 342, Univ. Stud. 342 Classroom: Section 2, 4: Agronomy 2026 Section XW: online Instructor: Clark Ford 2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford@iastate.edu Teaching Assistant: Erica Fuchs ebfuchs@iastate.edu Course Website: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm Required text:  The World Food Problem:  Toward Ending Undernutrition in the Third World by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 4th Edition, 2009. World Food Issues Syllabus http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-Toward-Undernutrition/dp/1588266389

2. Course WebsiteGoogle: World Food Issues World Food Issues: Past and PresentFSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342 Spring 2010Instructor: Clark Ford http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/9famstudworldhunger/images/WH_grnkorea.jpg

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

4. Course Description1: 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 Description2: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 Description3: 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. Grading90-80-70% • Quizzes, 20 pts each • 140 pts • Nutrition Case Study • 20 pts • News Report • 20 pts • Student Presentation • 20 pts • Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation • 20 pts • Movie Report • 20 pts • Origins of Hunger in the Developing World Case Study • 20 pts • Aid Organization Report • 20 pts • Extra Credit Paper • 20 pts Movie Report http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c310/chugs1124/Gallery%201/blood_diamond_ver3.jpg

8. Exam Format • Sample Question: • Is it morally acceptable that 25% of the world’s population controls 75% of its resources?   Use ethical theories and principles to defend your argument. • Quizzes: • 10 short answer questions • 2 points each • You have 30 minutes • Quizzes based primarily, but not solely, on study guide questions • Must use ethical theories and principles when asked for!

9. Written Reports • There are 6 written reports • Nutrition Case Study • News Report • Bihari Farmer Report • Movie Report • Origins of Poverty Report • Aid Organization Report • At least 2 pages of text, typed • At least 2 references from peer reviewed journals • Must be cited in text • Reference must give authors, date, Journal, volume, pages • Engaged discussion of ethical, environmental, social, economic, historical (etc.) implications. • Must develop ethical arguments and name ethical theories and principles used! http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/hunger.jpg

10. Student Presentations • Topics will be assigned • Based on preferences • In-class students: • Group Presentations • Powerpoint slides • Online students: • Individual presentations • Powerpoint slides • Audio recording http://www.internationalwaterinstitute.org/education_center.htm

11. Extra Credit • Paper – 20 points • Relevant subject • 5 page report • At least two references from peer reviewed journal articles • Must relate topic to hunger/malnutrition • Must include a discussion of nutritional, environmental, social, political, historical implications, etc. • Must include a discussion of ethics, using ethical theory and developing ethical arguments Norman Borlaug http://johnkemeny.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/borlaug.jpg

12. Section 1 • Topics: • World Hunger • Famines • Malnutrition     • Reading: •  WFP Ch 1-3; • Food Insecurity in the World 2005 • World Hunger 12 Myths • News Stories • Videos • Quiz 1 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

13. Section 2 • Topics: • Hunger Ethics • Economics • Population • Reading: • WFP Ch 4-12; • World Hunger a Moral Response • News Stories • Videos • Nutrition Case Study Due • Quiz 2 World Population Growth

14. Section 3 • Topics: • Environment • Agriculture • Biotechnology • Reading: • WFP 13-14 • Advances in Plant Biotechnology in Developing Countries • News Stories • Videos • News Report due • Quiz 3 http://www.povertymap.net/mapsgraphics/index.cfm?data_id=23360&theme=

15. Student Presentations • Topics will be assigned • Based on preferences • 5 minutes/person • Powerpoint presentation • Also audio for online students • Topics: • Nutrition • Agriculture • Population • Sanitation • Development • Environment • Politics • Health • Poverty • etc http://www.egr.msu.edu/aes/files_aes/images/_HJS3388.preview.jpg

16. Section 4 • Topics: • Agricultural Revolution • Agricultural Societies • Ancient History • Reading: • The worst mistake in the history of the human race • News Stories • Videos • Bihari Farmer Report due • Quiz 4 Agriculture in Ancient Egypt 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

17. Section 5 • Topics: • Age of Discovery • Industrial Revolution • Women in Ag societies • Religion in Ag societies • Markets and Capitalism • Reading: • News Stories • Videos • Movie Report due • Quiz 5 Industrial Revolution

18. Section 6 • Topics: • Global Policies: • Health • Incomes • Globalization • Demographics • Reading: • WFP 15-20 • News Stories • Videos • Origins of Poverty Report due • Quiz 6 Clothing Factory, India http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer/oncamera/india-factory.html

19. Section 7 • Topics: • Global Policies: • Agriculture • Development • Aid Organizations • Reading • WFP 21-24 • Food Sovereignty • The End of Poverty • Videos • Aid Organization Report • Quiz 7 World Health Organization immunizations http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/africa/photos/immunization-002.jpg

20. How to get an A • Attend class • Online students: watch lectures • Study lecture notes • Do required reading • Watch videos • Fill out study guides • Put effort into your reports and presentation • Work at it every day • Engage in the subject! • Especially your area of interest http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/future_students/strategies_for_success.html

21. How to not get an A • Getting behind • No time to study, write • Not preparing for quizzes • You will do poorly • No ethics arguments/theory • Or only asking “is it ethical for…?” (I will say “you tell me!”) • Plagiarism • Cutting and pasting • Minimal answers • Or rote memory answers • Minimal discussions • Must engage in the subject! • Minimal bibliographies Hung-over student http://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/student/2004/09/images/students_hangover_270.jpg