Blog des TS Euro SVT, Lycée Galois, Sartrouville

How is it possible to reach a sustainable agricultural development and food security for all ?

I) Assessment of the world situation

1) The current situation: growth of population / hunger / malnutrition

2) Eating is also part of culture: if 2500 calories per day are needed for a normal adult body, eating is not just a physical need, it's also a cultural and affective choice.

II) The current agricultural  models and experiments

(see  documents in file attached)

Group work: 1) The productivist model: a double-edged sword solution

                    2) Using Science to feed the world: the experiment of biotechnologies related to Genetic Engineering

                    3) Testing out sustainable or organic agriculture: - Case at a regional scale: the sustainable Great Green Wall in Africa

                                                                                               - Case at a local scale: an organic farm near Liverpool in England

III) The wind of change for our food habits ?

1) From fast food: Extracts from Morgan Spurlock's movie Super Size Me, 2004

2) ... to Slow Food (article)

3) Fighting for more solidarity to satisfy a vital need: the European Federation of Food Banks action.

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