Can we create the "perfect" farm? - Brent Loken
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About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and enabled the existence of civilization. Today, nearly 40% of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we’re all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet? Brent Loken investigates.
Many farmers around the world are using low-cost agricultural practices that are eco-friendly. Can these practices be adapted and used worldwide? Or they specific to local environments?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Brent Loken
- Director Luísa Holanda
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Luísa Holanda
- Animator Danila Rbeiro, Murilo Jardim, Luísa Holanda
- Compositor Gabriel Maia
- Art Director Luísa Holanda
- Sound Designer Gabriel Maia
- Music Gabriel Maia
- Hype Executive Producer Gabriel Garcia
- Hype Line Producer Taíla Soliman
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
