At the completion of the course, the students will be able to 
do the following:
1. Summarize what hunger is and know who and where the world's 
hungry people are;
2. Diagram a hunger problem tree showing the complex 
relationships between causes, effects, and solutions to hunger;
3. Analyze social, cultural, and economic questions involving 
technology transfer in agriculture, the environment, and health;
4. Examine the relationship between global issues (e.g., 
climate change) and hunger;
5. Assess the effects that government policies and current 
trends in world trade have on hunger;
6. Contrast opportunities and consequences of different 
scientific routes to reducing hunger;
7. Discuss the power of education, access, and equity in 
addressing worldwide hunger and poverty;
8. Explain what individuals can do to promote a hunger-free 
world and describe the roles of local, national, and global 
organizations addressing hunger issues.

1.  Introduction    
1.1.  Problem tree          
1.1.1.  Causes         
1.1.2.  Effects          
1.1.3.  Solutions    
1.2.  Definitions and concepts    
1.3.  Where is the problem? Who does it affect?   
1.4.  Malnutrition and undernourishment    
1.5.  Ethics: Right to food    
1.6.  Basics of millennium development goals
2.  Athens and U.S. poverty    
2.1.  Basic facts          
2.1.1.  Who, where?          
2.1.2.  Athens and the U.S.: A comparison    
2.2.  Programs and opportunities for student involvement
3.  Agricultural and environmental issues    
3.1.  Agriculture, resource management, and conservation
3.1.1.  (Agri) cultural systems, inputs, and outputs          
3.1.2.  Sustainability of systems          
3.1.3.  Abiotic and biotic stresses. Soil, water, pests, and 
diseases          
3.1.4.  Diversity and genetic resources    
3.2.  Technology in agriculture          
3.2.1.  Technology development and technology transfer 
(technology pull vs. technology push)          
3.2.2.  Equity and intellectual property rights    
3.3.  Linking agriculture and socio-economic issues          
3.3.1.  The importance of Indigenous Knowledge Systems          
3.3.2.  Gender issues (and others)          
3.3.3.  Land tenure    
3.4.  Global Issues          
3.4.1.  Deforestation, desertification, global warming, climate 
change    
3.5.  The power of education
4.  Health issues    
4.1.  Hunger, malnutrition, and poor health    
4.2.  HIV/AIDS, malaria, dehydration, and infectious diseases  
4.3.  Access to health care and education
5.  Politics and government actions    
5.1.  Power structures (local, national, and global) and 
political and social participation    
5.2.  Government economic policies          
5.2.1.  Market development and trade theories          
5.2.2.  Tariffs and subsidies          
5.2.3.  Free trade, fair trade, WTO, and other issues     
5.3.  Urban bias    
5.4.  Conflicts (internal or with other countries) 
6.  Focus on solutions    
6.1.  Aid programs          
6.1.1.  Scope: Local, national, international          
6.1.2.  Bilateral and multilateral          
6.1.3.  Organizations: UN, IMF, World Bank, CGIAR, OXFAM, CARE, 
smaller non-profits, individuals          
6.1.4.  Example: Food aid programs    
6.2.  Millennium Development Goals    
6.3.  Social entrepreneurship and the power of new ideas    
6.4.  Access, equity, and education