Wheat, Pork and Chocolate

BBC Worldwide Ltd (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author).

Summary: In this revelatory series farmer Jimmy Doherty travels the globe to find out why the price of our food is spiraling out of control. Focusing on one meal in each episode - breakfast, lunch and dinner - Jimmy uncovers why staple ingredients we take for granted are increasing and why the era of cheap food may be over for good. Wheat/Pork/Chocolate looks at the cost of our lunch.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sound, color.
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 25, 2014. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Intro: Wheat, Port, and Chocolate (2:57) -- Favorite Lunch Meat (2:46) -- Pork Dishes (2:36) -- Growing Demand for Meat (3:14) -- Global Price of Soy (2:49) -- Future of Pork Consumption (3:03) -- Rising Price of Wheat (2:03) -- Drought in the Bread Basket (4:01) -- Arab Spring (3:18) -- Ogallala Aquifer (3:54) -- Cocoa Prices (2:54) -- Supply and Demand (3:44) -- Unstable Commodity (4:14) -- Future of Cocoa (4:24) -- Summary and Next On... (1:59) -- Credits: Wheat, Pork, and Chocolate: Jimmy and the Food Price Hike (0:46)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	6 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.