Sustainable Food Production In Italy

3 credits · Undergraduate

There are more than seven billion humans on the planet, each of whom needs to eat every day. Inefficient food production and distribution practices are contributing to a faster consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels and accelerating environmental degradation. To explore solutions to this issue, we will study viable and sustainable modes of food production and consumption, as well as alternative (and more sustainable) models of food production. Additionally, we will examine how people are responding to increasing inequalities related to food availability, and what we can learn from Italian food cultures in terms of sustainability.