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EIT Food - Revolutionising the Food Chain with Technology 

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Overview

Explore how technology and digitalisation can change how the food system operates, reducing waste and environmental pressures

Duration

5 weeks

Mode of learning

Online

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Certificate

Revolutionising the Food Chain with Technology
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Course details

Who should do this course?

This course would particularly appeal to professionals working in the agri-food sector, and entrepreneurs and enterprises looking to transform the food sector with technological advancements and new trends

What are the course deliverables?
Describe the different technologies which can transform the food sector
 
Identify the issues related to a sustainable and innovative food system which delivers the dietary needs of a rising population in a safe, sustainable and responsible way
 
Explain food sensing technologies for the provision of authentic food ‘fit for human consumption'.
 
Develop an appreciation of the economic, environmental and health benefits which digital technology can offer the food system
 
Produce an innovation plan to bring the food sector to the forefront of innovation
 
Assess the issues in transitioning to a digitalised food system – economic, environmental, technical, political, welfare and market factors
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More about this course
  • On this course, you'll learn how the food sector can respond to these challenges by adopting innovative tech
  • You'll discover how data-enabled technologies are becoming more accessible and affordable, driving a revolution in how the food business operates.
  • You'll identify how these innovations can make the food chain and food systems more efficient and productive, allowing them to contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Revolutionising the Food Chain with Technology
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Curriculum

Precision Farming

Welcome to the course!

Precision Agriculture

Agricultural robotics

Summary

Manufacturing Technologies

Introduction to Week 2!

Novel Food Ingredients

Food Manufacturing

Food Packaging

Summary

Food Sensing Technologies

Welcome to Week 3!

Food Quality

Food Safety

Food Authenticity

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Personalised Nutrition and Consumer Engagement

Welcome to Week 4!

Personalised Nutrition

3D Food Printing

New ways of shopping and digitial engagement

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Management Perspectives

Welcome to Week 5!

Management Perspectives

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Faculty details

Thomas Engel
I am Manager Technology Innovation Strategy at the John Deere European Technology Innovation Center in Germany. My research focus is on precision agriculture and sustainable food production

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