Sustainable Food System (6 op)

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Tavoitteet

The student can describe a food loss globally at different stages of the food chain, environmental and regulatory considerations of food packages and side streams of food industry. The student can analyse the wholeness of the global food system and to estimate its sustainability on the life cycle analysis. The student can assess the role of consumer involvement in developing the sustainable food system

The student gets readiness to the problem solving.

Sisältö

- Global food system
- Life cycle analysis
- Definition of the food loss
- Reasons and reducing means for the food loss in Finland and globally
- Packages of food products and their environmental effects
- Sidestreams of food industry
- Consumer involvement

Oppimateriaalit

European Comission. Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security. https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/global-food-nutrition-security_en
FAO (2018). Sustainable food systems. https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/b620989c-407b-4caf-a152-f790f55fec71/content

Opetusmenetelmät

Nonstop-online teaching

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

independent study 180 h

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

The student can explain the basic principles of global food system, the underlying factors of the food loss, packages of food products and their environmental affects, sidestreams of food industry and the role of consumer involvement. Student can describe these concepts satisfactorily and are familiar with practical applications.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

The student can clearly describe global food system, the underlying factors of the food loss, packages of food products and their environmental affects, sidestreams of food industry and the role of consumer involvement. and are able to describe them well. The student has the good command of the practical applications.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

The student can clearly describe and analyse the global food system, the underlying factors of the food loss, packages of food products and their environmental affects, sidestreams of food industry and the role of consumer involvement. She/he has the excellent command of practical applications.