食物的未来

　　FutureofFoodInthepastyear,wehaveseenfoodriotsonthreecontinents,foodinflationhasrocketedandexpertspredictthatby2050,ifthingsdon'tchange,wewillseemassstarvationacrosstheworld.ThisfilmseesGeorgeAlagiahtraveltheworldinsearchofsolutionstothegrowingglobalfoodcrisis.FromthetwowomenworkingtomaketheirYorkshiremarkettownself-sufficienttotheacademicwhoclaimsitcouldbebetterfortheenvironmenttoshipinlambfromNewZealand,GeorgeAlagiahmeetsthepeoplewhobelievetheyknowhowweshouldfeedtheworldasdemanddoublesbythemiddleofthecentury.
　　【India】
　　GeorgejoinsaMasaichiefamongtheskeletonsofhundredsofcattlehehaslosttoclimatechangeandtheEnglishfarmerwhotellshimwhyfoodproductionintheUKisalsohit.HespendsadayeatingwithafamilyinCubatofindouthowafutureoilshockcouldleadtodramaticadjustmentstodiets.HevisitsthebreadbasketofIndiatomeetthefarmerwhonowstrugglestoirrigatehislandaswatertablesdrop,andfindsoutwhyobesityisspirallingoutofcontrolinMexico.
　　BackinBritain,Georgeinvestigateswhatiswrongwithpeople'sdiets,anddiscoversthattheUKimportsanaverageof3000litresofwaterpercapitaeveryday.HetalkstotopnutritionistSusanJebb,DEFRAministerHilaryBennandNobellaureateRajendraPachauritouncoverwhatthefutureholdsforourfood.
　　【Senegal】
　　GeorgeheadsouttoIndiatodiscoverhowachangingdietinthedevelopingworldisputtingpressureontheworld'slimitedfoodresources.Hefindsouthowusingcropstoproducefuelisimpactingonfoodsuppliesacrossthecontinents.GeorgethenmeetsafarmerinKent,whoisstrugglingtosellhisfruitataprofit,andaBritishfarmerinKenyawhoisshippingouttonnesofvegetablesforoursupermarketshelves.Healsoexamineswhysomanypeoplearestilldyingofhungerafterdecadesoffoodaid.
　　BackintheUK,Georgechallengesthedecision-makerswiththefactshehasuncovered-fromOxfamheadofresearchDuncanGreentoSainsbury'sbossJustinKing.HefindsoutwhyBritishbeefmayofferamodelforfuturemeatproductionandhowourappetiteforfishisstrippingtheworld'sseasbare.
　　【Cuba】
　　InthefinalepisodeGeorgeAlagiahheadsouttoHavanatofindouthowtheyaregrowinghalfoftheirfruitandvegetablesrightintheheartofthecity,investigatesthe'land-grabs'trend-whererichcountriesleaseorbuyupthelandusedbypoorfarmersinAfrica-andmeetstheIndianagriculturalistswhohavealmosttrebledtheiryieldsoverthecourseofadecade.
　　Georgefindsouthowweinthiscountryareusingcutting-edgesciencetoextendtheseasonsrecycleourfoodwasteandevengrowlettuceinfishtankstoguaranteethefoodonourplates.
　　Hehearstheargumentsaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoodandexaminesevenmorefuturisticschemestogetthefoodontoourplates.