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The Compass: Sugar-coated World: Thailand: Asia’s sugar bowl

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Thailand: Asia’s sugar bowl

06/10/2021 GMT

Sugar-coated World

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Lainy Malkani digs into the story of sugar in Thailand and sustainable production

Lainy Malkani digs into the story of sugar in Thailand, sustainable production and ways to make sugar healthier.

Lainy Malkani looks into the story of sugar in Thailand, now the second biggest exporter of sugar in the world. We hear how farmers there are coping with climate change, what sustainable production might look like and what sugar cane can be used for once the sweet juice has been removed, from fuel to water bottles. Lainy looks at the future of sugar, talking to those experimenting with sugar to try to make it healthier, like the company Douxmatok, who are hacking sugar crystals at a structural level in an effort to help us eat less of it without compromising on taste.

Presenter: Lainy Malkani
Producer: Megan Jones

The Compass: Sugar-coated World

Sugar Coated World 

Lainy Malkani digs into the story of sugar and its hold on us

Lainy Malkani digs into the story of sugar and its hold on us.

Humans have always been delighted by sweetness, but its sticky hold on us is taking its toll.  In this three part series for The Compass, Lainy Malkani explores how sugar forged the modern world, from its role in the slave trade and the European colonization of the Americas, to the consequences of our dependency on it today. For some countries, their past is built on it; for others, their futures depend on it.  Across three continents – in Britain, the USA and Thailand, Lainy, the descendent of indentured Indian labourers in the sugar plantations of Guyana, digs into the past, present and future of sugar.

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