INT 332 - Global Politics of Food: An African Perspective

Credit Hours: 3

An examination of the global political economy of food through interdisciplinary examples from Africa with an exploration of the evolution of the human diet and traditional food production systems; the importance of culture in assigning meaning to food and how it is consumed; relationships between population, nutrition, and health; standards in the international trade of foods; the history and politics of food aid; food sovreignity and sustainable development; and the relationship between the environment and food security.

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