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Sustainability of Food ChainLaajuus (3 cr)

Course unit code: XX00CX21

General information


Credits
3 cr
Teaching language
Finnish
Responsible person
Teija Rönkä

Objective

Student knows the dimensions of the responsible food chain. Those dimensions are environmental impacts of the food chain, food safety, nutrition, well-being at work, animal welfare, economic responsibility and local market presence.

Content

- The significance of responsible food chain in globally
- Environmental responsibility of the food chain
- Safety food and traceability
- Nutritional recommendations
- Well-being at work
- Animal welfare as one dimension of the responsible food chain
- Economic responsibility and local market presence

Qualifications

Structure of Food Chain

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The course is graded as pass/fail.
Pass: The student can explain the dimensions of the responsible food chain.

Materials

Heikkurinen, M. (2012). Vastuullisuus ruokaketjussa: Eväitä johtamiseen, mittaamiseen ja viestintään. MTT.

Heikkurinen, P., Jalkanen, L., Järvinen, M., Katajajuuri, J-M., Koistinen, L., Kotro, J., Riipi, I., Forsman-Hugg, S., Järvelä, K., Mäkelä, J., Pesonen, H-M., & Ulvila, K-M. (2012). Vastuullisuus ruokaketjussa. Eväitä johtamiseen, mittaamiseen ja viestintään. Maa- ja elintarviketalouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT). 26 s.

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