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2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GEP 325 - Global Food Systems: Scarcity and Sustainability


Unit(s): 3-4
This course explores the development of agriculture from its origins to its modern forms. It discusses the historical development and current structure of five agricultural systems: small and large corporate farms in the development of the world, as well as traditional peasant production systems, plantations, and green revolution forms in the developing world. It then considers issues such as world hunger, food aid, global commodity trade, and the affect of biotechnology in both the developed and developing world.

Prerequisite(s): Class open to Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only
Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
Grading: OPT



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