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1 online resource (53 min.) |
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VAST: academic video online |
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In the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, just 1000 kilometers from the North Pole, politicians from around the world came to celebrate the opening of the world's first global seed bank. After years of difficult negotiations and searching for the right spot, this was deemed to be the safest place on earth. Eventually, 4,5 million seed samples will be stored in this 'Doomsday Vault' and ensure the continued existence of biodiversity. But is the dream of global food security achievable? By 2050 temperatures worldwide are expected to rise by at least 2 degrees. This will result in a drop in food production by up to 30 per cent in some regions. By this time global food demand will have doubled. How will we feed the world? In SEED WARRIORS we hear from the scientists behind this ambitious project and examine the reality of the fight against hunger. In Kenya, where drought is a recurring problem, we meet Zachary Muthamia, the director of the National Seed Bank, who is using the limited resources available to him to preserve his country's existing biodiversity and send copies of Kenya's unique plant heritage to Norway before his energy eating generators die for good. And we meet Marianne Banziger, one of the world's leading experts on maize. She's using the same biodiversity to develop non-genetically modified seeds that yield 20 to 30 percent more than existing seeds and thrive in conditions of drought. But time is running out. Will the Svalbard Global Seed Bank bring our SEED WARRIORS a step closer to their goal of global food security |
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Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 21, 2014) |
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In English |
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Seeds -- Preservation
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Seeds -- Harvesting.
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Seed technology.
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Seeds -- Storage.
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Food crops -- Climatic factors
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Food crops -- Climatic factors.
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Seed technology.
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Seeds -- Harvesting.
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Seeds -- Preservation.
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Seeds -- Storage.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Flotow, Katharina von, 1953-
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Arx, Mirjam von, 1966-
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