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In sixty years, China has moved from catastrophic famine to now feeding one in six people on the planet. Following three foods - pork, rice, and fish - this series traces a transformation that has emptied the Chinese countryside, reshaped ecosystems from Brazil to the South China Sea, and produced the high-rise hog farm model that is being exported across the world. We examine the competing priorities driving this transformation, the distributed costs and benefits, and what it means for the rest of the world.
 

Episode 1. Can you feed the people
Episode 2. Vertical pork

 

This series is a collaborative production between the University of Oxford, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and TABLE. Supported by the National Philanthropic Trust.