Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective

The complex food systems in this diverse region demand analysis across the political, social, cultural, economic and nutritional spectrums from landscape to table. But the ability of Mediterranean agriculture to sustain its peoples—and the planet—is being threatened.

These videos are from the SDG Academy online course Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective, first launched in 2018 and taught by leading experts from the region.

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Theoretical Framework of the Mediterranean…

Theoretical Framework of the Mediterranean Approach to Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Recently, a high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition has been created to advise the committee on world food security about how to promote more…
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The Role of Higher Education Institutions in…

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in International Cooperation, Exchange and Mobility

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Through the analysis of two professions – the food designer and the innovation broker in agriculture – Massari describes how innovation in the agri-food…
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Youth and Food: New Entrepreneurs in the Food…

Youth and Food: New Entrepreneurs in the Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses new sustainability careers in the agri-food sector, including robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and genomics. Current educational…
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Professional Profiles: Sustainable Tourism Sector

Professional Profiles: Sustainable Tourism Sector

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter defines the core competencies necessary to create tools that support the chain of agri-food innovation in the Mediterranean, and the agri-food entrepreneur.…
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Civilizations: Evolution of the Mediterranean Diet

Civilizations: Evolution of the Mediterranean Diet

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Agriculture and horticulture in the ancient Mediterranean were carried out by the ancient Egyptians and the Hittites, among others who are able to make use of natural…
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Case Studies: Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for…

Case Studies: Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Local Development

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter looks at case studies around initiatives that have facilitated the participation of smallholder farmers in food value chains, especially the role of…
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Modern Agriculture

Modern Agriculture

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Since 1900, agriculture in the developed world has seen large rises in productivity as human labor has been replaced by mechanization and assisted by synthetic…
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Successful Case Studies in North Africa and…

Successful Case Studies in North Africa and Middle East

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter includes a case study about wheat flow fortification to reduce the deficiency of vitamins and minerals specifically in Jordan and other Middle East…
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Professional Profiles in the Agrifood Sector

Professional Profiles in the Agrifood Sector

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Massari discusses how universities, educational institutions, and professors need to adjust their focuses and take responsibility for institutional…
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What do the SDGs Mean for the Countries of the…

What do the SDGs Mean for the Countries of the Mediterranean

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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How do the Sustainable Development Goals define the challenge around food and agriculture for the Mediterranean region, which vary from north to south and in areas of…
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Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and…

Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and Perspectives for Its Utilization as an Educational Tool for Promoting Diet Sustainability-- Theoretical Chapter

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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One of then negative aspects of food globalization is homogenization. An instance of this is that in all European countries, meat consumption, has increased by at least…
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Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean…

Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 1 September, 2019

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Click here to enroll in Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective: https://www.edx.org/course/sustainable-food-systems-a-mediterranean-perspecti
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Theoretical Chapter: Mediterranean Approaches to…

Theoretical Chapter: Mediterranean Approaches to Agriculture

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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Demographic growth and changes in diet drive great demand for food and other agricultural products, while food systems are increasingly threatened by land degradation…
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A Job for the Future: The Innovation Broker

A Job for the Future: The Innovation Broker

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter is part of Module 10: New Professional Profiles in a Mediterranean Context and serves as the conclusion to Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean…
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Professionals Need to Face Sustainability Issues

Professionals Need to Face Sustainability Issues

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Sonia Massari discusses why sustainability issues require new skills and professional profiles. She proposes the idea of sustainability natives, similar…
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Sustainable Farming Systems Under Environmental…

Sustainable Farming Systems Under Environmental Constraints

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses challenges for sustainable farming globally and in the Mediterranean region. Dynamic population growth poses the first problem; by 2050, the world…

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