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Institute of Continuing Education: Undergraduate Virtual Open Day
Looking to pursue your love of learning, take the next step in your career or take your first steps along a new career path? Join us for our upcoming Undergraduate Virtual Open Day on 21st May, where we’ll delve into the world of undergraduate study at the Institute of Continuing Education
ONLINE COURSE Plants as global commodities
Wed 24 March 2021
online
In this course you will explore how key plants and their products, such as sugar, cotton, coffee and rice, have become global commodities.
We will follow the journey from wild species through domestication and cultivation to commercial production. How each plant fits into its eco-system, and how humans have interacted and exploited the plant will be considered. Similarities and differences in the use of these plants between cultures will be discussed.
We will also discover how the chemistry of the plant has influenced and impacted its uses in the world today.
Cost: £25
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