SDGAcademyX: Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability

• How the field has developed and shifted over time, and how recent developments like advanced technology impact farming.
• What is food security? How do poverty, inequality and other factors affect the nutrition of not just individuals, but entire countries?
• All about regulations influencing production, trade and other aspects of agriculture.
• Examples from industries ranging from rice to livestock, and the experiences of smallholder farmers.

Module 1: The global challenges around food

• 1.1 Introduction to this MOOC
• 1.2 Global challenges around food
• 1.3 Case study 1: Rice
• 1.4 Case study 2: Smallholder farming
• 1.5 Case study 3: Livestock
• 1.6 Case study 4: Aquaculture

Module 2: Agriculture at the center of sustainable development

• 2.1 Emergence of modern agriculture
• 2.2 Risks under a Business-As-Usual scenario
• 2.3 Agriculture & the Sustainable Development Goals

Module 3: Food systems for nutritional security and better health

• 3.1 What is food security?
• 3.2 Nutrition and health
• 3.3 Consumption and diets
• 3.4 Food losses and waste
• 3.5 Socio-economic dynamics of food systems
• 3.6 Pathways towards food security

Module 4: Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems – Part 1

• 4.1 Sustainable agriculture intensification
• 4.2 The importance of productivity growth
• 4.3 Climate change adaptation and mitigation
• 4.4 Breeding and genetics
• 4.5 Nutrient management
• 4.6 Soil fertility management

Module 5: Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems – Part 2

• 5.1 Water management
• 5.2 Crop protection
• 5.3 Good agronomy
• 5.4 Sustainable livestock systems
• 5.5 & 5.6 Functional diversity I & II

Module 6: Rural development for poverty alleviation

• 6.1 Rural economies and urban linkages
• 6.2 Rural development
• 6.3 Markets and supply chains
• 6.4 International trade
• 6.5 Development enhancing investments
• 6.6 Food governance

Module 7: Action for change

• 7.1 Pathways to change
• 7.2 Monitoring change
• 7.3 Mechanisms to stimulate change
• 7.4 Investing in science
• 7.5 What can I do?