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Made on Earth: Spices

19/10/2019 GMT

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Babita Sharma explores one of the oldest global trade networks: Spices.

Today, the worldwide spice industry, is worth 15 billion in US dollars, driven by consumers' appetite for cuisines from all over the world.

This programme looks at one of the oldest global trade networks: Spices. Today, the worldwide spice industry is worth 15 billion in US dollars, driven by consumers' appetite for cuisines from all over the world. Babita Sharma visits the Aroqa Indian Restaurant in New York, where the chef places huge emphasis on sourcing his spices direct from their native source: India. Finn sees a spice farm in action in Kerala, before going on to see how the processing happens at Synthite, one of the largest spice processors in India. Finally, we see how consumers globally are now using spices not just in cuisine, but for their health-related properties.

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Across the globe, we rely on an array of products - and behind each product is a fascinati

Across the globe, we have come to rely on an array of products - and behind each product is a fascinating story. Babita Sharma and Finn Aberdein explore the places and people.

Across the globe, we have come to rely on an array of products - and behind each product is a fascinating story. Babita Sharma and Finn Aberdein explore the places and people behind eight products that help us all to thrive. From flowers to semiconductors, bikes to coffee, they investigate where these items are produced, how they are processed - and how each global network is adapting to our changing needs.

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