Future food. Big or small?

Future food. Big or small? / produced by tv/e ; development producer, Jenny Richards ; series editor, Steve Bradshaw ; directed & edited by Alex Gabbay.

In the USA alone there are approximately 5 million fewer farmers today than there were in the 1930s. Economies of scale suggests that bigger is better when it comes to feeding a hungry planet. Many countries are realizing there is a price to 'big' that's not factored in at the checkou...

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Other Authors: Richards, Jenny (Film producer) (Producer), Gabbay, Alex (Director, Film editor), Bradshaw, Steve (Journalist) (Film editor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pa.] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, 2013.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Farms, Small > Economic aspects.
Factory farms > Economic aspects.
Agricultural industries > United States.
Food supply.
Agricultural industries.
United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:In the USA alone there are approximately 5 million fewer farmers today than there were in the 1930s. Economies of scale suggests that bigger is better when it comes to feeding a hungry planet. Many countries are realizing there is a price to 'big' that's not factored in at the checkout counter and, as a consequence, a 'small farmer' revolution is unfolding in many rich countries including the US. What's the best method of growing food for a hungry population of 9.5 billion people? Big, or small?
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: tv/e, c2012.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (29 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Music, Lucas Hoge ; camera: Prospero Bozzo (Italy), Daniele Mattana (Italy), Joel Nzeuga (Cameroon), Cedric Pilaud (San Francisco).
Access:Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed January 7, 2014).

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