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How are we going to feed the planet in a sustainable way?

We're on a journey from field to fork to explore whether technological innovation and modern agriculture can rise to the challenge of feeding the planet in a sustainable way.

As we race towards a global population of nine then ten billion how are we going to feed the planet in a sustainable way that doesn't exhaust the earth's resources? We're on a journey from field to fork to explore whether technological innovation and modern agriculture can rise to this challenge. Welcome to "Follow the Food."

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Follow the Food: Episode Seven

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Could thinking of food as medicine change our approach to how we grow and distribute it?

James Wong explores whether thinking of food as medicine could change our approach to how we grow and distribute it.

As we race towards a global population of nine then ten billion, how can we produce enough food to feed us all, given that climate change now directly threatens the very crops we rely on? 

In Follow the Food, James Wong explores whether farmers, scientists, tech innovators and consumers can build a new food system that can meet the twin challenges of population growth and climate change. In this episode: could thinking of food as medicine change our approach to how we grow it and distribute it?

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