Fighting for food sustainability

U • Nature • Infotainment • 2022

From the gardens of ancient Mesopotamia to the fields of modernday industrial farms: We’ve been producing food for millennia. But today’s patterns of consumption and production are harming people and the planet. On this edition of Eco India, we explore efforts underway to help fix our broken food system

Director: Sannuta Raghu

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Language

Hindi

Release Date

17 March 2022

Genre

Nature, Infotainment

Director

Sannuta Raghu