Department of Food Production

SEMESTER: 2 

COURSE TITLE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND AGRI-FOOD LEGISLATION

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4

PREREQUISITE: NONE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course covers International Trade and Food Legislation in food and agriculture produce safety and quality. Current debates about the effect of globalization on food and agriculture produce safety and quality on developing countries. The course examines some guidelines for strengthening the national food control systems, food bioterrorism, the new Food Safety Modernization Act 2011, trade theories and international trade agreements, International Food Safety Systems such as World Trade Organization, applications of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Codex Alimentarius, Agreement on Agriculture and the harmonization of food and agriculture legislation for world food trade, and the consequences of food safety in world food trade. The course would be examined by various assignments and two incourse assessments.

Assessment:

Coursework 100%