From the University of Edinburgh Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security (GAAFS).
Feeding a growing population without exhausting global resources is a challenge. This course examines food security from a food systems perspective, exploring issues such as the environmental impact of food production and the public health impacts of current and future diets.
This introductory course is aimed at anyone with an interest in food, diet, climate change, health or sustainability.
These videos are free, open resources created originally for the short online course Sustainable Global Food Systems. If the course is not currently running, you can still work through the media resources in your own time.
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As we mentioned when looking at lowland irrigated rice, the method of establishing the rice in nurseries and then transplanting into fields has higher methane emissions…
Rice Production: Transplanted Rice
From Eoghan Clarkson
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Rice is produced in a wide variety of biomes, and this led to a diversity in production systems. It is grown in high altitudes such as the Himalayas, as well as…
Rice Production: Irrigated Lowland Rice
From Eoghan Clarkson
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One of the largest quantities of grains produced globally is rice. Around 500 million tonnes of rice are consumed annually. Over a billion people rely on rice as a key…
Rice Production: Introduction
From Eoghan Clarkson
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Dr Fiona Borthwick introduces you to the key stages of the food system and how they are linked. We will look at the increasing global nature of food systems, the basic…
Sustainable Food Systems
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick talks to Jean-Martin Bauer, the World Food Programme (WFP) country director for the Republic of Congo Brazzaville, about the future of sustainable…
Interview with Jean-Martin Bauer
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick talks to Laszlo Máthé, Principle Sustainability Officer at New Britain Palm Oil, about the future of sustainable global food systems.
Interview with Laszlo Máthé
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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How do we feed 11 billion people? Discover the importance of sustainable food systems on a global scale with our free short online course, Sustainable Global Food…
Sustainable Global Food Systems Trailer
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick talks to Indian potato farmer, Mr Sangha, about his experiences of farming practice.
Interview with Mr Sangha
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick speaks to Professor Liz Grant, Director of the Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh about sustainable global food systems.
Interview with Liz Grant
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick speaks to Geoff Simm, Director of the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, and Chair of Global Agriculture and Food Security, about…
Interview with Geoff Simm
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick speaks to Dominic Moran, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Edinburgh about sustainable global food systems.
Interview with Dominic Moran
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick speaks to Scottish beef farmer, Kate Rowell about sustainable global food systems.
Interview with Kate Rowell
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick speaks to Professor Liz Grant, Director of the Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh about sustainable global food systems.
Interview with Liz Grant
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Dr Fiona Borthwick speaks to Dominic Moran, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Edinburgh about sustainable global food systems.
Interview with Dominic Moran
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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An introduction to food security from Dr Fiona Borthwick, Programme Director of the MSc in Global Food Security and Nutrition.
What is Food Security?
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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