Food for all. Global agriculture and the developing world
Description
Satisfying one's hunger is a primal act which most Westerners never connect to global issues. But the diets and farming systems of wealthy countries can be directly linked to starvation in the underdeveloped world. This program sheds light on the international tragedy of hunger and malnutrition, emphasizing that the problem is one of distribution, not production. Filmed in Asia, South America, and sub-Saharan Africa, the film shows how geopolitics, economic isolation, regional conflicts, and lack of infrastructure render poor countries unable to feed their own people. Biotechnology, land use priorities, government corruption, the fast food industry, and the vicious cycle of child hunger are all featured topics. Contains scenes of breastfeeding.
Runtime
47 min
Series
Subjects
- Social ecology (250)
- Land use (186)
- Population policy (78)
- Globalization (272)
- Rural-urban migration (144)
- Food (360)
- Water (318)
- Food security (55)
- Cultural geography (235)
- Geography (579)
- International relations (610)
- Human ecology (350)
- Human geography (324)
- Social change (532)
- Food supply (151)
- Food handling (80)
- Urbanization (175)
- Economic geography (159)
- International economic relations (341)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
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