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Jimmy's Global Harvest (4)

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Subjects: Agriculture, Food Supply, Global Issues, Science, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Technology

Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No

Running Time: 4x50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2010
Available in French: No

Host Jimmy Doherty sets out to discover how the world's farmers plan to keep the world fed. Demand for food is expected to double within the next 40 years – but the climate is changing and resources like water and fuel are under threat.

From the new farming frontier of Brazil, to the parched wheat-belt of Australia; from the hi-tech mega-farms of America, to the subsistence plots of Africa, Jimmy wants to meet the men and women who believe they can find new techniques and new technologies to help meet these challenges.

Along the way he reveals the sometimes uncomfortable truths about what it may take to keep providing the food that people expect. But his journey also reveals the remarkable achievements and inspiring stories of the farmers who are committed to getting the best from the planet’s fragile farming lands.