Fragile Harvest
1986
48 min
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How safe is the future of the world’s food? Narrated by David Suzuki, 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.
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How safe is the future of the world’s food? Narrated by David Suzuki, 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.
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producerRobert Lang
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directorRobert Lang
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associate producerJy Chiperzak
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script developmentJy Chiperzak
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writerAmanda McConnell
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narratorDavid Suzuki
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editorMichael Bennett
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cameraNeville Ottey
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location soundJohn Crawford
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musicPatrick Godfrey
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musicianDario DominguesLiberty SilverKen WhiteleyDick Smith
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sound editingAnthony Lancett
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re-recordingJoe Grimaldi
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unit administratorMaya de Szegheo
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participantPat MooneyErna BennettWallace McFeeTim WrightCharles RickMiguel HolleDavid EvansLynn GroceMelaku Worede
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executive producerBarrie HowellsRobert LangJames Murray
