Resources for Online Teaching and Learning: Agricultural & Food Sciences

As the leader of the world’s largest humanitarian organization with 14,000 staff serving 80 million beneficiaries in 75 countries, Ertharin Cousin is an exceptional advocate for improving the lives of hungry people worldwide, and travels extensively to raise awareness of food insecurity and chronic malnutrition.

Ertharin Cousin, Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Visiting Fellow at the Center on Food Security and the Environment, presented her ongoing research on food insecurity as a global threat on May 21, 2018.

Tree Media created a trailer on Food Security in a Changing Climate for the UN General Assembly 2012 sponsored by the Qatar National Food Security Programme. Narrated by Dominic Monaghan.

February 10th marked the launch of FSE's new Global Food Policy and Food Security symposium series. The opening session featured Jeff Raikes (CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and Greg Page (CEO, Cargill), who presented their views on global food security and the roles of the private sector and foundation community.

Bryan McDonald, PhD from CUSA and Planning Policy & Design, UC Irvine and Kelsey Meagher, the Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) Fellow, UC Irvine present on "Sustainability and Food Security" on April 6, 2010. This talk provides an introduction to the major issues impacting global food security as well as linking food security to other pressing security challenges facing people and societies including sustainability and global environmental change. This talk will also discuss results from a recent survey of the UCI community about food and sustainability and provide an overview of efforts underway to promote sustainable food at UC Irvine.

Besides their value in human nutrition, vegetables and other specialty crops can provide physical and mental benefits for the people who grow them. A trained horticultural therapist can facilitate social, therapeutic, and vocational benefits that promote self-efficacy, physical well being, and independence.

A collection of horticulture related videos from Iowa State University, Extension and Outreach.

This "Best of Oklahoma Gardening" episode looks at some great natives and other tough plants to include in your landscape.

The "Right plant, right place" 3-part video series shows you how to
- assess your planting site for soil, sun and space;
- select plant options using the Plant Elements of Design database;
- and finally, how to plant the plant.

A panel discussion in 2019 on "Appropriate dietary guidelines for improving population health: What does the balance of evidence suggest?" from Tufts University.

A webinar in May 2020 by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian from Tufts University on the topic of food and COVID-19.

A collection of food safety related videos from Access Agriculture.

A collection of short videos from National Institute of Food and Agriculture including: Food Safety and Defense; Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing Technologies; Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases; Food and Human Health; and Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance Across the Food Chain

A collection of nutrition related videos (making cheese, storing tomatoes, preparing cashew apple juice, making pressed dates, etc.) from Access Agriculture.

Christopher Barrett reviews the evidence on persistent poverty with a focus on rural Africa. He emphasizes the importance of asset accumulation, productivity growth, risk management and the sociopolitical institutions that govern economic activity. Barrett's talk synthesizes lessons learned about what works, what doesn't and why, and identifies key topics in need of further investigation.

Thom Jayne, Professor of International Development from Michigan State University will answer the following questions: What are the trends in land access? How can smallholder farmers get higher value out of scarce land and how does that relate to food and non-food markets? Smallholder vs. large enterprises in Africa. Derek Byerlee, independent scholar and director of the 2009 World Development Report will provide additional commentary.