The World S Food -An Economic History C. 1840-2010

Course content

Course deals with issues of food production and consumption on a world scale. For example, why with all the agricultural and distributive technologies available does the world continue to have nearly 1 billion people in chronic hunger? At the same time why are another billion people obese? What causes famines? Why are there recurring crises (the most recent being that of 2006-2008) surrounding food production and supply? This course explores these issues in their historical context.