FutureofFoodInthepastyear,wehaveseenfoodriotsonthreecontinents,foodinflationhasrocketedandexpertspredictthatby2050,ifthingsdontchange,wewillseemassstarvationacrosstheworld.ThisfilmseesGeorgeAlagiahtraveltheworldinsearchofsolutionstothegrowingglobalfoodcrisis.FromthetwowomenworkingtomaketheirYorkshiremarkettownself-sufficienttotheacademicwhoclaimsitcouldbebetterfortheenvironmenttoshipinlambfromNewZealand,GeorgeAlagiahmeetsthepeoplewhobelievetheyknowhowweshouldfeedtheworldasdemanddoublesbythemiddleofthecentury.【India】GeorgejoinsaMasaichiefamongtheskeletonsofhundredsofcattlehehaslosttoclimatechangeandtheEnglishfarmerwhotellshimwhyfoodproductionintheUKisalsohit.HespendsadayeatingwithafamilyinCubatofindouthowafutureoilshockcouldleadtodramaticadjustmentstodiets.HevisitsthebreadbasketofIndiatomeetthefarmerwhonowstrugglestoirrigatehislandaswatertablesdrop,andfindsoutwhyobesityisspirallingoutofcontrolinMexico.BackinBritain,Georgeinvestigateswhatiswrongwithpeoplesdiets,anddiscoversthattheUKimportsanaverageof3000litresofwaterpercapitaeveryday.HetalkstotopnutritionistSusanJebb,DEFRAministerHilaryBennandNobellaureateRajendraPachauritouncoverwhatthefutureholdsforourfood.【Senegal】GeorgeheadsouttoIndiatodiscoverhowachangingdietinthedevelopingworldisputtingpressureontheworldslimitedfoodresources.Hefindsouthowusingcropstoproducefuelisimpactingonfoodsuppliesacrossthecontinents.GeorgethenmeetsafarmerinKent,whoisstrugglingtosellhisfruitataprofit,andaBritishfarmerinKenyawhoisshippingouttonnesofvegetablesforoursupermarketshelves.Healsoexamineswhysomanypeoplearestilldyingofhungerafterdecadesoffoodaid.BackintheUK,Georgechallengesthedecision-makerswiththefactshehasuncovered-fromOxfamheadofresearchDuncanGreentoSainsburysbossJustinKing.HefindsoutwhyBritishbeefmayofferamodelforfuturemeatproductionandhowourappetiteforfishisstrippingtheworldsseasbare.【Cuba】InthefinalepisodeGeorgeAlagiahheadsouttoHavanatofindouthowtheyaregrowinghalfoftheirfruitandvegetablesrightintheheartofthecity,investigatestheland-grabstrend-whererichcountriesleaseorbuyupthelandusedbypoorfarmersinAfrica-andmeetstheIndianagriculturalistswhohavealmosttrebledtheiryieldsoverthecourseofadecade.Georgefindsouthowweinthiscountryareusingcutting-edgesciencetoextendtheseasonsrecycleourfoodwasteandevengrowlettuceinfishtankstoguaranteethefoodonourplates.Hehearstheargumentsaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoodandexaminesevenmorefuturisticschemestogetthefoodontoourplates.如果您喜欢新生影视(www.ldbvv.com)分享的《食物的未来》,别忘了推荐给你的好友!
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