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EIT Food

Understanding Food Supply Chains in a Time of Crisis

EIT Food and Queen's University Belfast via FutureLearn

Overview

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Explore contingency plans for ensuring food security during COVID-19 in Europe.

Please note this course runs without facilitation

Movement restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus are leading to an increase in food stockpiling, and there are concerns the agri-food supply chain won’t keep up with demand.

On this course, you’ll learn how the pandemic is challenging food supply chains and explore the steps taken by the industry to ensure food security and integrity.

You’ll discover the complexity of the agri-food supply chains and understand its codependency with other sectors such as transportation and packaging.

You’ll also hear from companies making a difference with innovative digital food services and solutions.

This course is designed for all EU consumers and citizens who are concerned about where their food comes from when normal life is disrupted.

It will be of particular interest to anyone looking for reliable information about how the agri-food supply chains ensure that food reaches our plates during crisis situations.

No prior knowledge is required on the subject to follow this course.

If you’re looking to expand your knowledge on this topic, you might also find of interest the following EIT Food courses on food system:

  • Trust in Our Food: Understanding Food Supply Systems
  • Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment
  • Revolutionising The Food Chain With Technology
  • From Waste to Value: How To Tackle Food Waste
  • Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

Syllabus

  • Mapping of the Agri-Food Supply Chains
    • Welcome to the course
    • The Agri-Food Supply Chain
    • Challenges of the Agri-Food Supply Chain
    • Robustness of the Agri-Food Supply Chain
    • Review and reflect
  • Food Scandals and Crisis Situations
    • Week 2
    • Food Scandals and Crisis Situations
    • Contingency Plans for Covid-19
    • Consumers : our role and our impact on the agri-food chain and how a crisis influences us
    • Review and reflect

Taught by

Chris Elliott

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