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Contemporary Approaches to Food Production
This is a revision and study page on contemporary approaches to food production. It develops an in-depth discussion on the merits of GMOs, vertical farms and In Vitro meat as well as other contemporary...
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Unit 4 - Future Health, Security and Sustainability
This online book is to be used to support students studying Option F - Food and Health. It includes content and guidance in line with Unit 4 - Future Health, Security and Sustainability. It includes text...
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International Organizations
This is a revision and study page on the role of international organizations in combatting food insecurity and disease. It provides in-depth insight into the operations of the UN, WHO, WFP and FAO. It...
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Unit 3 - Stakeholders in Food and Health
This online book is to be used to support students studying Option F - Food and Health. It includes content and guidance in line with Unit 3 - Stakeholders in Food and Health. It includes text on relevant...
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Disease Diffusion Case Studies
This is a revision and study page on the case studies for one vector-borne disease and one water-borne disease. It develops extensive material on the Zika Virus diffusion from Uganda and across to Brazil...
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Diffusion of Agricultural Innovation and Disease
This is a revision and study page on the diffusion of innovations in agriculture and factors influencing the spread of disease. The page develops concepts such as social contagion theory and economic...
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Processes Impacting Food Consumption
This is a revision and study page on the physical and human processes that lead to variations in food consumption. It develops the complexity of interconnected factors that can lead to hunger. These factors...
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Comparing Farming Systems
This is a revision and study page comparing farming systems in terms of energy efficiency, water footprints and relative sustainability in food production. It examines different farming systems and looks...
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Unit 2 - Food Systems and the Spread of Disease
This online book is to be used to support students studying Option F - Food and Health. It includes content and guidance in line with Unit 2 - Food Systems and the Spread of Disease. It includes text...
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The Epidemiological Transition
This is a revision and study page based on the epidemiological transition. It details with illustrative examples how countries transition from diseases of infection to non-communicable disease as well...