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Fenner School of Environment and Society · ANU College of Systems and Society
This course will introduce students to advanced concepts associated with agri-food system innovation and adaptation. This course will build on understanding gained in ENVS2023 and ENVS6223 and explore how innovation and adaptation: - can identify future opportunities and mitigate threats or productivity declines in agri-food systems; - can alter existing trajectories away from commodity-specific and incremental change, towards transformational change; - can ensure that a more balanced approach to delivering agri-food system outcomes is achieved, that considers multiple outcomes e.g. economic, environmental and social; - must operate in tandem with an improved regulatory environment in order to achieve sustained agri-food system outcomes. The course is intended to provide students the knowledge and skills to be able to identify where disruptions may occur in existing agri-food systems and formulate technical and policy-based adaptation options that will serve to mitigate these disruptions.
Quizzes
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 5
Workshop papers
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Group oral presentation
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4
Research report
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the session including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 2 x 1 hour lecture plus 1 x 2 hour workshop per week. - Approximately 82 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for lectures, presentations and other assessment tasks. Students are expected to actively participate and contribute towards discussions. Work Integrated Learning Projects Students may engage with WIL partners (internal/external) as a component of the course
Nil Preliminary Reading Students will be assigned published papers or reviews as background to core topics and expected to discuss these in the workshops.