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A journey round a food system

Dr Dan Bebber takes us on a journey round a food system

In this video, Dr Dan Bebber describes the complex system of food production using maize as an example. This includes the decisions farmers must make while growing the crop and how the demand and price of maize depends on global production levels, international markets and on the consumers themselves.

Having watched this video we are now going to consider food cultures around the world and whether they’ve become more homogeneous.

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Future Food: Sustainable Food Systems for the 21st Century

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