Repositioning family farming at the centre of agricultural, environmental and social policies in national agendas is a top priority at the UN’s FAO. That has been the focus of the International Year 2014. So just what are the challenges faced by smallholders and...
Food and Agriculture Organization is formed by the United Nations Theme is "Food and the environment" Theme is "Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too" World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of...
Unbroken Ground explains the critical role food will play in the next frontier of our efforts to solve the environmental crisis. It explores four areas of agriculture that aim to change our relationship to the land and oceans. Most of our food is produced using...
Fertile soil forms the foundation of our modern societies. Although we should be doing everything we can to sustain it, when we look around us, we see a very different story. Both political initiatives and local actions are necessary to secure the access to food and...
‘You Are What You Eat’ by Formidable Vegetable Sound System. Written by Charlie Mgee. Animated by Igor Coric. A BigFish production. Song available from music.formidablevegetable.com.au. A short music video produced for the 2015 International Year of Soils....
‘Fairtrade Matters’, is a glimpse into the lives of two Malawian tea farmers. Putting a face to the people that make the products we consume.Looking at the everyday challenges they face and the difference Fairtrade makes to their lives. Shot in southern...
Based on Michael Pollan’s talk “Food Rules” given at the RSA, this animation was created in the context of the RSA/Nominet Trust film competition. Using a mixture of stop-motion and compositing, our aim and challenge was to convey the topic in a...
Orphaned at 7 years old, Chido began mushroom farming at the age of 11 years. She received advanced training in a university laboratory from 12 to 16 years. From 16 to 20 caught up with high school studies and continued learning how to farm, preserve and sell...
Can you really have your cake and eat it? According to Michael Pollan, you can. In this fun RSA Short, Pollan explains how to eat well by following one simple rule without the need for fad diets or deprivation. Michael Pollan is an award-winning food writer whose...
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