Course Basic and Applied Sciences for Global Food Security

Course No. 01AB368

Credits 1.0Credits
Grade 1Year
Timetable SprC Wed1,2
Instructor Miyako Kusano, Hiroshi Ezura, Ryo Ohsawa, Shusuke Matsushita, Keisuke
Sakata, Hisato Shuto, Ning Wang, Yasuhiro Ishiga, Natsuko Kinoshita
Course Overview Food security research has to be accelerated against global food crisis, which is
going to be a serious issue in near future. Firstly, we provide general introduc-
tions for understanding of current status of food security research. Then specific
research topics and cutting-age techniques are introduced to obtain knowledge
for food security research.
Remarks Required for students of the Global Food Security Course to earn Master of
Agricultural Science.
Lectures are conducted in English.
Course Type lectures
Link between Course This coursework links up with the academic goal of gaining an understanding of
Objectives and Ac- global food security : Logical and Scientific Thinking and Analysis.
tivities
Academic Goal Understanding current status, problems and solutions for food securiry
Course Schedule 1.Introduction of food sequrity research
2.Wildlife Management and conservation
3.Food sequrity and economy
4.Resource diversiry and breeding in crops
5.Omics analysis for food sequrity research
6.Applied genetics
7.Plant protection science
8.Plant hormones for bioprotection
9.Food engineering including nano and micro technique
10.Farm management and agricultural technicues for food security
Course Prerequisites Students will be expected to have a good opportunity to interact each other at
and Advisories the same cource.
Grading Philos- Reports (60%), and Reviews (40%)
ophy (Percent-
age/Criteria/Methodology)
Self-Directed Learn-
ing Other Than
Coursework
Textbooks, Refer-
ences and Supple-
mentary Materials
Office Hours Miyako Kusano kusano.miyako.fp at u.tsukuba.ac.jp
http://www.agbi.tsukuba.ac.jp/˜seiken/shigen/lab2 26.html
Other (i.e. Expecta- Compulsory in ”Global food security course”
tions on Classroom,
Conduct and Deco-
rum etc.)
Course Key Words Food, security