Crops in the World Food System presents selected crop species in the context of various cropping systems in Switzerland and the tropics and depicts mutual relations. Common principles with respect to cultivation and to importance for the World Food System will be depicted for these showcase species.

This lecture provides an introduction into crop and forage sciences. Aspects of sustainable production, interaction with and control of weeds will be topics as well as an introduction to the wide diversity of local plants and their groups in general. Scientific and application-related literature will be discussed; excursions provide an in-depth-learning experience.