FutureofFoodInthepastyear,wehaveseenfoodriotsonthreecontinents,foodinflationhasrocketedandexpertspredictthatby2050,ifthingsdon'tchange,wewillseemassstarvationacrosstheworld.ThisfilmseesGeorgeAlagiahtraveltheworldinsearchofsolutionstothegrowingglobalfoodcrisis.FromthetwowomenworkingtomaketheirYorkshiremarkettownself-sufficienttotheacademicwhoclaimsitcouldbebetterfortheenvironmenttoshipinlambfromNewZealand,GeorgeAlagiahmeetsthepeoplewhobelievetheyknowhowweshouldfeedtheworldasdemanddoublesbythemiddleofthecentury. 【India】 GeorgejoinsaMasaichiefamongtheskeletonsofhundredsofcattlehehaslosttoclimatechangeandtheEnglishfarmerwhotellshimwhyfoodproductionintheUKisalsohit.HespendsadayeatingwithafamilyinCubatofindouthowafutureoilshockcouldleadtodramaticadjustmentstodiets.HevisitsthebreadbasketofIndiatomeetthefarmerwhonowstrugglestoirrigatehislandaswatertablesdrop,andfindsoutwhyobesityisspirallingoutofcontrolinMexico. BackinBritain,Georgeinvestigateswhatiswrongwithpeople'sdiets,anddiscoversthattheUKimportsanaverageof3000litresofwaterpercapitaeveryday.HetalkstotopnutritionistSusanJebb,DEFRAministerHilaryBennandNobellaureateRajendraPachauritouncoverwhatthefutureholdsforourfood. 【Senegal】 GeorgeheadsouttoIndiatodiscoverhowachangingdietinthedevelopingworldisputtingpressureontheworld'slimitedfoodresources.Hefindsouthowusingcropstoproducefuelisimpactingonfoodsuppliesacrossthecontinents.GeorgethenmeetsafarmerinKent,whoisstrugglingtosellhisfruitataprofit,andaBritishfarmerinKenyawhoisshippingouttonnesofvegetablesforoursupermarketshelves.Healsoexamineswhysomanypeoplearestilldyingofhungerafterdecadesoffoodaid. BackintheUK,Georgechallengesthedecision-makerswiththefactshehasuncovered-fromOxfamheadofresearchDuncanGreentoSainsbury'sbossJustinKing.HefindsoutwhyBritishbeefmayofferamodelforfuturemeatproductionandhowourappetiteforfishisstrippingtheworld'sseasbare. 【Cuba】 InthefinalepisodeGeorgeAlagiahheadsouttoHavanatofindouthowtheyaregrowinghalfoftheirfruitandvegetablesrightintheheartofthecity,investigatesthe'land-grabs'trend-whererichcountriesleaseorbuyupthelandusedbypoorfarmersinAfrica-andmeetstheIndianagriculturalistswhohavealmosttrebledtheiryieldsoverthecourseofadecade. Georgefindsouthowweinthiscountryareusingcutting-edgesciencetoextendtheseasonsrecycleourfoodwasteandevengrowlettuceinfishtankstoguaranteethefoodonourplates. Hehearstheargumentsaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoodandexaminesevenmorefuturisticschemestogetthefoodontoourplates.
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