@article{1355115,
      recid = {1355115},
      author = {Bassett, John.},
      title = {Nature of things.: Food or famine? [electronic resource]  /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (107 min.)},
      year = {1996},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed December 09,  2014).},
      abstract = {Is the human population going to outstrip the earth's food  supply? This is the principle question asked in this  provocative new study from the Nature of Things series.In  the year 2020, there will be between three and four billion  more mouths to feed. The past forty years have produced  impressive food surpluses, but these have led to  environmental problems, such as soil erosion, salinization  and chemical pollution. Food or Famine looks at projects in  North America, Chile, Indonesia, Africa and India which are  participating in a worldwide movement to return to  agricultural methods on sound ecological principles. In  doing so, however, they must grapple with the challenge  that as the world population continues to increase, new  crops with higher yields will have to be developed.This  film also examines the worldwide imbalance between food  consumption and production. Today, twenty percent of the  world controls eighty percent of its money and food access.  In contrast, 800 million people living in poorer countries  face chronic malnutrition. Experts interviewed include  Lester Brown of the World Watch Institute; Ismail  Serageldin, Chairman, International Agricultural Research;  David Pimentel, Cornell University; and Miguel Altieri,  University of California.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355115},
}