Corn, Egg and Coffee [electronic resource (video)] / BBC Worldwide Ltd.
In this revelatory series 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. Corn/Egg/Coffee looks at the growing cost of breakfast.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sound, color.
- 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: Corn, Egg, and Coffee (2:35) -- Buying Habits (2:20) -- Corn Production (4:18) -- Ethanol Production (2:48) -- The Corn Belt (2:00) -- Corn Surplus (2:44) -- Price of Efficient Mass Production (2:15) -- Battery Farming (3:35) -- Colony Farming (3:26) -- Mutually Beneficial Farming (4:14) -- Arabica Beans (1:34) -- Addis Ababba (3:10) -- Man Powered Farms (3:46) -- Coffee Rust (3:46) -- Robusta Coffee (1:47) -- Future of Coffee (1:59) -- Summary and Next On... (1:19) -- Credits: Corn, Egg and Coffee: Jimmy and the Food Price Hike. |
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. |
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Subject: | Consumption (Economics) > Moral and ethical aspects. Food industry and trade > Social aspects. Food industry and trade > United States. Food prices > United States. |
Genre: | Educational films. Internet videos. Videorecording. |
Topic Heading: | Films on Demand > Business and Economics Collection |
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