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Forgotten fruit reclaiming biodiversity

Television Trust for the Environment. (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Narrator, Sally Dunbar. (Cast).

Summary: In the Kolli Hills of India, hardy, nutritious millet has been reintroduced to the farming community as a sustainable alternative to the short-term benefits of cash crops. And in Italy, a "food archaeologist" searches for long-lost varieties of fruit, aiming to promote biodiversity by breeding commercially viable strains. This program visits the people and places involved with agro-ecology projects, making the point that 75 percent of traditional crop varieties have been neglected and genetic diversity lost in favor of the more profitable--but less famine resistant--production of wheat, rice, and corn. Can food security be ensured by creating a market for heritage fruits and grains?

Record details

ISBN: 9781617332593
ISBN: 1617332593
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2010, c2008.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Guy Creasey ; additional camera, Tim Clements, MR Deepak S. ; series editor, Christopher Jeans.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Sally Dunbar.
System Details Note:	DVD-R.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	Closed captioned.