Master in Management of Development - Food and Nutrition Security

In this programme, global and local food security issues are discussed, preparing you for a variety of problems you might have to solve at your future work place.

Food security exists when everybody has access to sufficient, nutritious and safe food at all times. Idealistic as the principle may sound, it presents various challenges in different parts of the world. These may include unpredictable changes in climate (i.e. rising/falling temperatures, droughts and floods, diseases and pests), market tendencies, inadequate access to food for households, unequal distribution of resources and opportunities, as well as insufficient food distribution channels. Despite the fact that the world currently produces enough food for everyone, as a result of losses and waste, not everybody has access to this food. That may be due to post-harvest losses, resulting in less optimal yields, or it may be because (locally) produced foods are used for other purposes, such as animal feed or biofuel.

In this programme, which will benefit development organisations, governments and the private sector alike to improve food security in developing countries, various global and local food security issues are discussed, preparing students for a variety of problems they may face in their workplace.