Login

Fragile Harvest (1986)

February 5, 1986Documentary0h 49m

Overview

How safe is the future of the world’s food? This documentary explores a growing crisis in world agriculture. Plant breeding has created today’s crops, which are high yielding but vulnerable to disease and insects. To keep crops healthy, breeders tap all the genetic diversity of the world’s food plants. But that rich resource is quickly being wiped out. (NFB)

Videos
Similar Movies
%59
A Tale of Two KitchensMay 22, 2019
%0
Milk MenOctober 5, 2016
%60
AyiOctober 12, 2020
%0
In The HeatMay 18, 2024
%0
Living WineJuly 15, 2022
%67.25
Super Size MeJanuary 17, 2004
%80
Cows With No NameJanuary 15, 2020
%40
The Story of Doctor CarverJune 18, 1938
%64
The Good, The Bad, The HungryApril 26, 2019
%73.51
Food, Inc.September 7, 2008
%100
Arabian FlavoursJune 1, 2022
%60
Les fils de la terreFebruary 27, 2012
%77
Cheap FoodSeptember 30, 2020
%80
Noma at Boiling PointNovember 12, 2008
%0
West of EnglandJanuary 1, 1951
%0
Farm ElectrificationJuly 11, 1946
%0
ShipbuilderJanuary 1, 1985
%71
Food EvolutionJune 23, 2017
%75
The Wandering ChefOctober 7, 2020
%100
Battle Front in BritainJune 1, 1918