This article aims to disclose the nature and underlying causes of the recent food crises focusing on both conjunctural and structural factors; to analyze the socio-economic and geopolitical impacts of food price increases; to identify the possible strategies to minimize the trade-off between the increase of agricultural production and the sustainable use of natural resources.
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This article focuses on perceptions and memories of the “Groundnut Scheme”, an enacted peanut monoculture in East Africa and one of the largest colonial agricultural development initiatives in history, trying in particular to trace the different functions that were assigned to the social and ecological landscape of Tanganyika.
Ocean Odyssey uses computer generated imagery to explore the deep oceans through the eyes of a sperm whale, the largest predator that has ever lived.
Asikel tells of the journey of Tuareg men who, after a great drought, seek work in the city to support their families.
The film tells the story of two cotton farming villages in East Africa: one organic, one heavily industrialized.
This film explores the social dimensions of the illegal rhino horn trade in South Africa.
Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso presents intriguing evidence for plant intelligence.
Ron Finley recounts his experiences planting vegetable gardens in unexpected places in South Central Los Angeles.
This film examines the limitations and contradictions of finding safe places for nuclear waste storage.
This film examines how a Swiss village profits from a corporation’s majority stake in Zambia’s copper resources, while Zambia remains one of the twenty poorest countries in the world.