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= Welcome to 'The Challenge of Global Food Security'! = The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit explores the complex and pressing challenge of Global Food Security (GFS). The course is inter-disciplinary and covers environmental, technical, economic, cultural, political and moral questions. The interdisciplinary skills and knowledge developed in the course are relevant to all citizens and professions. This open and non-assessable course represents Module 1 of larger 1st-year unit delivered through the University of Tasmania's, Diploma of Sustainable Living.