Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand Sustainability: definitions and models
2. Ability to critically analyse UN SDGs, future thinking and sustainability targets of Ireland and other countries.
3. Develop an appreciation of the Irish and global plant-based food markets and challenges.
4. Understand the concepts of sustainability and circularity applied to plant-based products.
5. Understand the main plant production systems and plant commodities produced in Ireland.
6. Apply the farm-to-fork principles to identify opportunities and challenges in current production systems.
7. Understand the limitations and challenges of the incorporation of new plant-based ingredients into foods.
8. Develop team and communication skills by significantly contributing to a team project.
Indicative Module Content:
Some of the indicative content of this module will include:
- Introduction to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development goals (SDGs).
- The Irish and Global plant-based food industry market.
- Sustainability and circularity concepts applied to plant-based foods, including the farm-to-fork strategy.
- Main operations and processes for plant-based food production in Ireland.
- Analysis of current production systems.
- Up-coming trends and challenges of plant-based foods and ingredients.
- Limitations and challenges of the incorporation of new plant-based ingredients into foods.