Seeds of hunger / presented by Icarus Films ; Arte France ; Auteurs Associés present ; with the participation of RTBF Télévision Belge ; TSR Télévision Suisse Romande ; CBC Newsworld ; Radio-Canada ; Lichtpunt ; YLE TV1 ; SVT, and with the support of Centre National de la Cinématographie ; an Yves Billy and Richard Prost film ; directors, Yves Billy and Richard Prost ; producer, Yves Billy.
"With the world of agriculture confronting the impact of such factors as global warming, population urbanization trends, changes in eating habits, and increased use of grain for biofuels, [this film] outlines the shape of an impending global food crisis. Filmed in Africa, China, Latin America,...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English French Undetermined |
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| Summary: | "With the world of agriculture confronting the impact of such factors as global warming, population urbanization trends, changes in eating habits, and increased use of grain for biofuels, [this film] outlines the shape of an impending global food crisis. Filmed in Africa, China, Latin America, and the U.S., [the film] examines issues involved in creating such a crisis, including the politics of food security and scarcity, declining food production, and the need for increased production to meet population growth, the impact of genetically modified foods, water shortages, famine, food aid programs, the loss of crop land, and national food production, distribution and export policies."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 2008. This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm |
| Format: | DVD video, NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Camera and sound, Richard Prost, Philippe Costantini ; editor, Sabine Franel ; musical supervisor, Serge Kochyne ; narration, Sylvain Roumette, Yves Billy ; narrator, Peter Leonard. |