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NATSC 220 Food & Agriculture
Full Curriculum Program
Rome, Italy
Dates: mid Jan 2028 - early May 2028
NATSC 220 Food & Agriculture
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: John Cabot University
Location: Rome, Italy
Primary Subject Area: Environmental Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: NATSC 220
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: MATH 100 or MATH 101
DESCRIPTION
This is a survey course of agriculture, emphasizing the important food plants of the 21st century. The aim is to learn key processes which lead to the wide array of foods, which are available in developed countries. We start from the events of domestication, pass through the Green Revolution, and end with major plant crop commodities (such as bananas and coffee) being cultivated by ?agribusiness? or also by ?sustainable? farming methods. We also look at major issues related to agriculture today: for example, the development of biofuels which may use food stocks, and diseases and pests which threaten important monocultures. We look at the major achievements 240 241 240in agriculture of the 20th century, and try to anticipate the important uses and vulnerabilities of plant crops in the 21st century.