About: How does food reach our plates? How is the food industry changing? What threats are there to food supply chains? How can we build a sustainable food industry? Queens University, Belfast in partnership with EIT Food, University of Turin, Analytics Engines and Italian Livestock Breeders Association (AIA) have designed an open online course to answer these questions and explore food and agriculture in the modern world. Over four weeks, learners will learn about the complexity of the global food chain, the vulnerability of the food industry to emerging threats and the solutions to stopping these threats early. Learners will also consider the issues surrounding production of food of animal origin.
The course is open.
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About: The quality and safety of animal feed are of primary importance to ensuring healthy meat production systems. In order to help understand animal feeds and their components to help improve farm practices and/or enhance business opportunities in the agriculture industry, EIT Food, Queens University, Belfast, The University of Turin and The German Institute of Technologies (DIL) have combined their knowledge and experience in order to develop two complimentary online professional courses which outlines the quality management system, control measures and legislation which exists to ensure animal feed production is suitable for food producing animals within the European Union.
The Animal Feed Quality Course outlines the quality management system, good manufacturing practices (GMP), hazard analysis critical control point principles (HACCP), auditing skills, feed ingredient quality and adulteration in feed quality. Start date: Monday 27th April 2020.
The Animal Feed Safety Course: The second course on feed safety explores the different feedstuff ingredients, legislation, chemical, physical and microbiological contaminants, feed processing and feed formulation. Start date: Monday 1st June 2020.
The courses are designed for animal feed mill managers and new or existing operators looking to continue their professional development or training. It is also useful for administrative and sales staff working in the sector; food scientists; students; process engineers and regulators on feed quality assurance practices.
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The integrity of food is of increasing consumer concern due to a number of highly publicised food authenticity and contamination scares. In addition, there is currently 3.5 billion people suffering from malnutrition, whilst the worldwide numbers of overweight (approx. 2 billion) and obese (over 500 million) people is growing. Queens University, Belfast, in collaboration with the University of Madrid, CSIC, University of Turin and University of Aarhus are designing an open online course to address these concerns; create an awareness and understanding of the food system among consumers; and empower citizens to make safe, healthy and sustainable food choices. The course will cover topics including: food contaminants; control of food safety; ethical issues and sustainability considerations; and consumer information and responsibilities. The aim of the course is to help consumers to become responsible partners in the food system, overcome their concerns and create trust in food production; spark a new generation of informed consumers; and showcase the vast number of opportunities which exist within the food sector.
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The food sector is undergoing dramatic changes fostered by global challenges such as a growing competition for resources, a rise of the global population, and changes in demographics and consumer behaviour. There is limited knowledge on how to effectively create integrated value networks that can come up with new solutions to these challenges. An increasing integration of previously unconnected and fragmented actors is needed to bring in new scientific breakthroughs and technical developments under the consideration of socio-economical aspects. A consortium of universities and industry partners within the EIT Food network created a professional online course to introduce participants to introduce participants to the concept of Food Systems. The participants will learn about its origins and its potential use such as e.g. to create new valued-added products and services to facilitate more sustainable and healthier diets and foster circularity and resource efficiency. System science principles will be introduced to analyze and optimize the workings of complex systems. Finally, specific elements of Food Systems will be discussed and possible cases of new networks considered.
This course is an invite only course but may be offered to professionals if demanded. Please contact qub.eitfoodeducation@qub.ac.uk for more information.
The course is closed now.
By 2050, global food systems will need to feed and nourish more than 9 billion people in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. In order to achieve global food security for future generations, innovations in technology will play an important role. Digital technology has already played a role in revolutionising other industries so it is crucial the different stakeholders in the food and agriculture sector work together to ensure they are not left behind. Education and collaboration will be important to allow the sector to understand the challenges in achieving global food security and share approaches and experiences in using technology and innovation to create more trusted, sustainable and profitable food systems and businesses. The premium course entitled: "Cutting edge technology and digitalisation in the food chain: From farm to fork" will showcase state of the art technologies across the entire food chain, from farm to fork, that have the potential to transform the food system; and achieve productive, nutritious, sustainable and transparent food systems which achieve global food security and contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).
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Learn how agri-food supply chains deal with crises and get practical advice on how you can minimise disruption during COVID-19.
Explore contingency plans for ensuring food security during COVID-19 in Europe!
Movement restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus are leading to an increase in food stockpiling, and there are concerns the agri-food supply chain won't keep up with demand.
On this course, you'll learn how the pandemic is challenging food supply chains and explore the steps taken by the industry to ensure food security and integrity.
You'll discover the complexity of the agri-food supply chains and understand its codependency with other sectors such as transportation and packaging.
You'll also hear from companies making a difference with innovative digital food services and solutions.
The course is open.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 727864 and from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
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