Food or famine

United Kingdom, 1962

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One-half of the human population is either underfed or malnourished; every year 50 million mouths are added to the world’s population, yet only one-tenth of the earth’s surface is farmed. Food production must be increased by using improved strains of crops, chemicals, land reclamation and better methods of fishing, plus research into hydroponics - growing crops in water with the necessary chemicals added which are present naturally in the soil.

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Credits

co-producer

Alvin Bailey

Martha Varley

Stuart Legg

production company

Shell Film Unit

Duration

00:41:15:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003906

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Crop yields

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Efficiency in farming

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Famines

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Land use - Remote areas

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries - Population

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Developing countries - Population

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use - Remote areas

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Balance of power

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Population

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Famines

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food consumption - Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food relief - Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hunger

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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