Through an interdisciplinary scope, this course explores the global challenges of food security, including hunger, malnutrition, food production, and distribution. It examines the social, economic, and environmental factors shaping food systems and investigates food sovereignty, poverty, climate change, and population growth.

Students will develop a deeper understanding of the interconnected systems driving world food problems and evaluate sustainable solutions for global cooperation, ethical food practices, and agricultural sustainability; furthermore, link the SDGs implementation to solve real-world problems.

1. Understand the causes and consequences of global food insecurity and malnutrition.
2. Analyze the social, economic, and environmental factors influencing food production and distribution systems.
3. Examine the impact of poverty, climate change, and population growth on global food systems.
4. Apply critical thinking to assess policies and strategies to ensure equitable and sustainable food security.
5. Foster awareness of global cooperation initiatives and their importance in addressing hunger and malnutrition.

There are no mandatory reference books. Course handouts will be made available through NCHU iLearning if needed.
However, essential reference books are provided below. Several selected chapters in these references may be synthesized or cited in class materials.