Summary A globe-trotting exposé of our modern agricultural system. From struggling fishermen and long-distance truckers, to agronomists and multi-national corporate executives. Presents a sobering portrait of the people who define the contemporary food industry, where the constant pursuit of profit takes precedence over the health of the workers, the hungry, and the environment. Reveals the distressing problems of the industrialized world food system and what world hunger has to do with us. Nearly 1 billion of the 7 billion people on Earth are starving, but the food produced could feed 12 billion people.

Summary Consumer drivers are constantly evolving and have a major impact on the development, design and commercial success of new food products. This video discusses emerging drivers such as health and wellness, environmental concerns and animal welfare. Interviews with food innovators from the Monash Food Innovation Centre and CSIRO make this key viewing for food studies at a senior secondary level or higher. (1 video file (5 min., 23 sec))

Summary: How do we harness energy to feed our growing population without the downsides of industrialization? Food traces a centuries-long journey across Europe, Asia, and the United States to show us the energy it takes to bring us our food. (1 video file (54 min., 42 sec))

Summary What if I told you everday you're throwing away one third of your cash in the trash. Well unfortunately this is true. Approximately one third of the food that's produced globally goes to waste. And if that's not scary enough, we're wasting more food than we did 10 years ago. Are we buying food just for the bin? Are we throwing away perfectly good produce? What is it that we are doing wrong when doing the grocery shopping, cooking and eating out? Well today you're going to face a couple of hard facts. Food wastage is making you poor. (24 minutes)

Summary Today, we're not just looking into food, but also how it's stored and sold to us. It's all about food packaging. From fancy long cartons to attention grabbing words and colors, food packaging is an integral part of food purchasing and consumption. But, is it actually disguising what's really in our food? Is it safe from contaminants and are kids actually influenced by packaging? (23 minutes)

Summary Continental Grain CEO Paul Fribourg discusses where profits and innovation will be found across the food industry and the agricultural economy with WSJ's Jesse Newman. (24 minutes)

Summary Rising carbon levels in the atmosphere can make plants grow faster, but there's another hidden consequence: they rob plants of the nutrients and vitamins we need to survive. In a talk about global food security, epidemiologist Kristie Ebi explores the potentially massive health consequences of this growing nutrition crisis -- and explores the steps we can take to ensure all people have access to safe, healthy food. (1 video file (11 min., 1 sec))