Course:LFS250/Week ImagineUBC

Overview

There is no lecture, lab or tutorial session due to Imagine UBC events. However, to begin the process of thinking about food systems, there are a few resources to review this week, which will set the foundations for much of what we discuss throughout the year.

Objectives

After completing this session, you will be able to:

Describe the key components of the food system and how they interact.
Articulate key concepts and processes that govern and shape the global agri-food system
Describe yourself within the Public Narrative Frame through writing a Story of Self

Key Terms & Concepts

Global agri-food system
Primary production
Agri-technologies
Food trading, processing and manufacturing
Food retail and food service industries

Required Readings and Resources

The Food System from Food System Primer, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

A conceptual model of the food and nutrition system. Sobal et al. 1998