The teaching and research foci of Department of Food Security and Climate Change are listed below.

1. Climate change 
2. Food security
3. Sustainable agriculture and food systems
4. Livelihood analysis

Programmes 

1. BSc. Food systems

Programme Objectives
The programme’s overall goal is to provide an intellectual environment that allows students to develop a broad-based food systems knowledge and skills set that enables them to work effectively in supporting sustainable food systems development in Ghana.

The specific objectives are to:

1. provide students with relevant  knowledge and skills to enable them employ themselves or take up jobs as food sector development practitioners in support of sustainable food systems policy implementation in Ghana.
2. train students in scientific skills of problem analysis, research design, evaluation of empirical evidence and dissemination to be able to plan and conduct basic development-oriented food systems analysis. 
3. prepare students for postgraduate studies in food systems policy design and management.

Prospects for Graduates
The Food Systems programme intends to sharpen graduates’ entrepreneurial skills in preparation for self-employment. A good number of career paths are open to graduates of the programme. These include but are not limited to, 

1. Agritourism operator/entrepreneur
2. Agribusiness manager
3. Organic farmer/market gardener
4. Agricultural trade consultant
5. International development agent
6. Food security analyst
7. Agroecology scientist/researcher
8. Coordinator/educator of community agriculture programme
9. Ministries and Agencies
10. NGOs and international organisations

2. MPhil Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems

Programme Objectives
The MPhil programme at the University for Development Studies aims at contributing to Ghana’s efforts to meet the objectives of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); particularly SDGs 1 (End poverty), SDG 2 (End hunger), 3 (Good health and well-being), 13 (Climate action) and 15 (Life on land), as well as the African Union’s aspirations as outlined in the Maputo and Malabo declarations.

The specific objectives of the programme are to:

1. develop students' applied and advanced research capacity to contribute to new and emerging knowledge and technologies in sustainable agricultural and food systems.
2. build students' capacity to develop, design and implement sustainable agricultural and food “communities of practice”.
3. enhance the learning and research abilities of young women and men at the MPhil level in knowledge development and integrated analyses of issues in sustainable agriculture and food systems, and in the planning and conduct of original applied research, with particular emphasis on agriculture-climate-environment-natural resources management as well as agriculture-nutrition linkages.

Prospects for Graduates

1. The broad, integrated and holistic nature of the MPhil programme with its practical skills and field training prepares the students to graduate with adequate expertise to work as:
2. Self-employed agribusiness personnel and employers of labour
3. Researchers and tertiary level lecturers
4. Consultants in private consultancy firms
5. Consultants to several governmental agencies
6. Public sector employees – in Ministries, Departments and Agencies
7. Employees of national and international NGOs
8. Development partner organization personnel
9. Personnel of other national and international organizations.

3. PhD Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems

Programme Objectives
The proposed PhD programme in Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems (SAFS), seeks to contribute to Ghana’s efforts to meet the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); particularly SDGs 1 (End poverty), SDG 2 (End hunger), SDG 3 (Good health and well-being), SDG 13 (Climate action) and SDG 15 (Life on land), as well as the African Union’s Maputo and Malabo commitments, in order to achieve accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods.

Specific Objectives of the Programme
The objectives of the programme are to:

1. train young men and women in innovative, integrated, practically oriented and problem-solving research skills in agricultural and food systems, with particular emphasis on agriculture-climate-environment-natural resources management as well as agriculture-nutrition linkages.
2. conduct basic and applied research in food systems according to internationally recognised standards.
3. practicalize communities of practice (CoPs) concept in sustainable agricultural and food systems by building the capacity of the students to develop, design and implement prototypes.

Prospects for Graduates
Sectors of the economy to employ the programme’s graduates (employment)

Self-employment
The SAFS PHD programme intends to sharpen graduates’ entrepreneurial skills in preparation for self-employment management and leadership. A good number of career paths are open to graduates of the programme. These include but are not limited to,

1. Agri/ecotourism entrepreneurs
2. Agribusiness manager
3. Agricultural trade consultant
4. International development agent
5. Food systems/security analysts
6. Agroecology scientists/researchers
7. Consultants of conservation agriculture programme
8. Ministries and Agencies
9. Leaders in agro-industry establishments 
10. Researchers and tertiary level lecturers
11. Consultants in private consultancy firms
12. Consultants to governmental establishments
13. National and international NGOs