Fragile Harvest
How safe is the future of the world’s food? This documentary explores a growing crisis in world agriculture. Plant breeding has created today’s crops, which are high yielding but vulnerable to disease and insects. To keep crops healthy, breeders tap all the genetic diversity of the world’s food plants. But that rich resource is quickly being wiped out. (NFB)
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Fragile Harvest
- Overview
- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 5, 1986
Runtime
0h 49m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Fragile Harvest
Production Companies
Kensington Communications
Director
Robert Lang
Description
How safe is the future of the world’s food? This documentary explores a growing crisis in world agriculture. Plant breeding has created today’s crops, which are high yielding but vulnerable to disease and insects. To keep crops healthy, breeders tap all the genetic diversity of the world’s food plants. But that rich resource is quickly being wiped out. (NFB)
