Industrial and Sustainable Farming
Description
Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the agricultural industry today is feeding the world's rapidly growing population while also caring for the environment. At the center of the challenge is the tension between sustainable and more mainstream industrial farming practices. This video looks at ecological problems caused by farming which relies on pesticides, hormones, and heavy mechanization. The program also assesses the advantages and disadvantages of sustainable alternatives. Interviews with a vegetable farmer, an organic winemaker, and an environmental scientist explore issues at the core of agribusiness while touching on innovative ideas and ongoing technological changes in farming practices around the world.
Runtime
21 min
Subjects
- Nature (209)
- Biosphere (76)
- Natural resources (402)
- Land use (186)
- Factory farms (10)
- Business ethics (382)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Sustainable agriculture (46)
- Ecology (314)
- Environmental policy (316)
- Water-supply (180)
- Human ecology (350)
- Environmental sciences (779)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
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