Introduction to Food Security 2022 - Reading Materials

This course is part of the 2022 Summer Institute for Food Security

Location: Sherman building, room 03

Sunday - Thursday (July 3-8)  8:45-15:30 ; Exam: Friday July 5th, 9:00-11:00

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Course lectures will be uploaded throughout the week.

 

Sunday 3/7

Monday 4/7

Tuesday 5/7

Wednesday 6/7

Thursday 7/7

Friday 8/7

8:45

Prof. Nir Ohad Modern approaches to Crop Improvement

8:45

Prof. Aron Troen Food Insecurity in a high-income country: The Israel experience (food waste, food banks, and policy challenges)

9:00

Prof. Iftach Nachman Culture meet from basic science to application:

Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Lecture 3

8:45

Prof. Dror Avisar Water-type of sources, characterization of surface and groundwater resources

8:45

Prof. Sharon Megdal, Arizona Agriculture, food, and water policy: The case of the colorado river basin

9:00 Exam

9:30

Dr. Ram Fishman Food and Economics: Understanding the choices of producers and consumers

11:00

Prof. Dror Avisar Water contamination processes and mechanisms

9:30

Prof. Dror Avisar Advanced treatment for water reuse (contamination, reuse, case study)

 

11:45

Prof. Dror Avisar Water and wastewater treatment

11:00

Dr. Opher Mendelsohn Water, agriculture, and food 3rd world country

 

11:30

Lunch

12:30

Lunch

12:30

Lunch

12:30

Lunch

12:30

Lunch

 

12:30

Prof. Marcelo Sternberg Effects of global change on natural and agricultural ecosystems

13:30

Dr. Ron Porat Global food crisis + Food waste and food loss

13:30

Prof. Alexander Golberg Microalgae and Macroalgae, from basic research to application

13:30

Dr. Gefen Ronan Eliraz WASH

13:30

Panel Q&A

 

15:00 Discussion

15:00 Discussion

15:00 Discussion

15:00 Discussion

15:00 Discussion

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Best of luck! 

 

 

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