Feeding 1 in 6. China and the future of food (Trailer)
About this episode
This episode explores China's transformation from famine to feeding one in six people, focusing on pork, rice, and fish.
In sixty years, China has moved from catastrophic famine to now feeding one in six people on the planet. Following three foods - pork, rice, and fish - this series traces a transformation that has emptied the Chinese countryside, reshaped ecosystems from Brazil to the South China Sea, and produced the high-rise hog farm model that is being exported across the world. We examine the competing priorities driving this transformation, the distributed costs and benefits, and what it means for the r...
Topics covered
- food systems
- China
- agriculture
- ecosystems
- transformation
- famine
- high-rise hog farms
Keywords
- China
- food systems
- pork
- rice
- fish
- agriculture
- ecosystems
- famine
- high-rise hog farms
Mentioned in this episode
Products: pork, rice, fish
Places: China, Brazil, South China Sea
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