Illustrates the struggle of people against want and hunger as the pattern of life is traced from birth and childhood in Latin America, through marriage in Africa, adulthood in Asia and Indonesia. Problems impeding greater agricultural productivity are shown.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009567
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agricultural productivity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food supply - Developing countries
Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hunger
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)