Università Roma Tre

Introduction to the module

This lesson will serve to introduce the module, the ground to be covered, the ‘rules of the game’, and to get to know each other.

Part I: Food security governance

Introduction to food governance; Food provisioning in a globalized world; Who takes policy decisions and on what evidence: the problem of corporate capture of governance; lessons from COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, the reformed Committee on World Food Security, the UNFSS and the present situation of global food governance.

Part II: Translating food policies into practices

Introduction to and different views of food policies; Regional, national, and municipal food policies, measuring and monitoring food and nutrition insecurity. Trade and markets – global value chains and territorial markets.

Part III: Food Systems, nutrition and food safety

Overview of nutrition and implications in the field; Food systems and healthy diets; Food safety

For each lecture or group of lectures the students will be provided ahead of time with a brief description of the content and assigned reading/preparation

Introduction to the module

This lesson will serve to introduce the module, the ground to be covered, the ‘rules of the game’, and to get to know each other.

Part I: Food security governance

Introduction to food governance; Food provisioning in a globalized world; Who takes policy decisions and on what evidence: the problem of corporate capture of governance; lessons from COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, the reformed Committee on World Food Security, the UNFSS and the present situation of global food governance.

Part II: Translating food policies into practices

Introduction to and different views of food policies; Regional, national, and municipal food policies, measuring and monitoring food and nutrition insecurity. Trade and markets – global value chains and territorial markets.

Part III: Food Systems, nutrition and food safety

Overview of nutrition and implications in the field; Food systems and healthy diets; Food safety.

For each lecture or group of lectures the students will be provided ahead of time with a brief description of the content and assigned reading/preparation