Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology
Week One: Plant biotechnology Week Two: Agricultural technology Week Three: Food science Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for 16-19 year olds studying biology related STEM subjects at A level or undergraduate level. It will also appeal to adults interested in the technology behind food production.
Topics Covered- Solutions to food production challenges (pathology, pests, environmental stress, climate change) e.g. genetics
- Alternatives to plant biotechnology e.g. biological control
- Challenges in the field e.g. soil structure, climate, yield, disease
- A history of agricultural technology and today’s new technologies e.g. cutting-edge precision agriculture
- Solutions for altering plant-based foods to create supermarket food products
- Examples of post-harvest food processing, e.g. creating pectins and sweeteners out of fruit by-products
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| Length | 3 weeks |
| Effort | 3 hours per week |
| Starts | Dec 13 (228 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $74 |
| From | University of Cambridge, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), EIT Food via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Emma G, Thomas Engel, Cristobal Uauy, Luis Vázquez, Pallavi Singh, Daire Carroll, Alice Thomas, Kellie Smith, Natasha Falconer, Cathal Meehan |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Engineering |
| Tags | Science, Engineering & Maths |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 3 weeks |
| Effort | 3 hours per week |
| Starts | Dec 13 (228 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $74 |
| From | University of Cambridge, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), EIT Food via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Emma G, Thomas Engel, Cristobal Uauy, Luis Vázquez, Pallavi Singh, Daire Carroll, Alice Thomas, Kellie Smith, Natasha Falconer, Cathal Meehan |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Engineering |
| Tags | Science, Engineering & Maths |
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