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, and the...

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Corporate Authors: ARTE France
Auteurs Associés
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC Newsworld
Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
Icarus Films
Lichtpunt (Firm)
Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française
Radio-télévision suisse romande
Sveriges television
Yleisradio Oy
Other Authors: Billy, Yves (Film producer, Narrator)
Leonard, Peter (Narrator)
Prost, Richard (Film director)
Roumette, Sylvain (Narrator)
Language:English
French
Undetermined
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and French and occasional local languages with English subtitles; closed captioning available.
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2009]
Subjects:
Agriculture and politics.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects.
Agriculture > Moral and ethical aspects.
Biotechnology > Social aspects.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Energy crops industry.
Food supply > Forecasting.
Food supply > International cooperation.
Food supply > Moral and ethical aspects.
Food supply > Political aspects.
Globalization.
Hunger > Moral and ethical aspects.
Hunger > Political aspects.
Overpopulation.
Population > Economic aspects.
Population > Environmental aspects.
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
Urbanization > Developing countries.
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (52 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format: Electronic Video
Description
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.
Note:Originally produced by: Arte France/Auteurs Associés, c2008.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:HD9000.6 .S396 2009
Interest Grade Level:
8 and up.
Credits:Camera and sound, Richard Prost, Philippe Costantini ; editor, Sabine Franel ; musical supervisor, Serge Kochyne.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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.
Participant or Performer:
Narration, Sylvain Roumette, Yves Billy, Peter Leonard.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 30, 2015).