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A documentary using footage from around the world, shot over a 30 year period. It shows that the world’s potential food resources are sufficient to supply the world population with an adequate diet. Anarchy in production and distribution, outdated and wasteful agricultural methods, black marketing and food speculation in food are causing famine in many countries, while in others “surplus” food is stored unused or burned. Illustrates how, given a sane economic system, food distribution and production could be geared to the actual needs of the entire world population.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323250
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Famines
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food supply
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food supply - Developing countries
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Famines
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Political aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food supply
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)