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Food, Agriculture and Education
Science and Technology Education and Future Human Needs
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1987
- Editor: A. N. Rao
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 8 9 9 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 3 3 9 4 8 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 1 4 1 - 9
Food, Agriculture and Education covers topics on the most significant for development, namely health; food and agriculture; energy; land, water and mineral resources; industry and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFood, Agriculture and Education covers topics on the most significant for development, namely health; food and agriculture; energy; land, water and mineral resources; industry and technology; the environment; and information transfer. The book discusses agricultural science education for development; agriculture and biology education; and food production and general education. The text also describes the need for continuing education in food and agriculture; nutrition and science education; and food preservation and storage. The continuing education for rural women; nutrition and agricultural education based on biological principles; the aspects of education related to food and agriculture in developing countries; and UNESCO and nutrition education are also considered.
Introduction
1. Food, Agriculture and Education
A. General Section
2. Children and Agriculture
3. Agricultural Science Education for Development
4. Agriculture and Biology Education
5. Food and Culture
6. Food Production and General Education
7. The Need for Continuing Education in Food and Agriculture
8. Teaching about Nutrition in Primary and Secondary Schools
9. Nutrition and Science Education
10. Food Preservation and Storage
11. New Directions for the Teaching of Food and Agriculture
B. Case Studies
12. Food and Agriculture in the Science Education Programme in Nigeria
13. Educational Production Unit
14. Mites and Mirids
15. Food Technology Education in Papua New Guinea
16. Village Orientated Topics in Papua New Guinea
17. Teaching Agriculture and Food Nutrition in Fiji
18. The Need for Educational Change to Increase Food Production
19. A Syllabus for Agriculture Education for Elementary Schools in Jordan
20. The Food and Agriculture Topic in the Science in Society Project
21. Operation Cat Drop
22. Food, Nutrition and Agriculture in the Malaysian Education System
23. Agricultural Aspects of Biology Education
24. Food Aspects of Biological Education
25. Topics of Food, Nutrition and Agriculture in Biology Teaching
C. Discussion of Issues
26. Discussion of Issues
(a) Introduction
(b) Food Production
(c) Food Consumption
(d) Land Use and Food
(e) Nutrition and Health
(f) Preservation and Storage of Food
(g) Biotechnology
(h) Appropriate Technology
(i) Food, Agriculture and Ethics
(j) Educational Aspects
D. Other Papers
27. Continuing Education for Rural Women
28. Nutrition and Agricultural Education based on Biological Principles
29. Aspects of Education Related to Food and Agriculture in Developing Countries
30. Unesco and Nutrition Education
Index
- No. of pages: 258
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1987
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483128993
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080339481
- eBook ISBN: 9781483161419
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