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Subjects:
Agriculture, Business Studies, Consumerism, Consumption, Environment, Food Supply, Global Issues, International Trade, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation |
Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No |
Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No |
Copyright Date: 2009
Available in French: No
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From intensive farming in the Punjab to the effects of climate change in Nairobi, the first programme examines the world food situation and investigates the magnitude of the looming crisis. Growing populations, rising consumption of hard to produce foods like meat, shortages of oil, and a climate that changes unpredictably – these factors could push food prices dangerously high.
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