Description : " Our supermarket shelves groan with fresh food from around the world. Farmer Jimmy Doherty explores the global logistics that bring these crops to a shop near you. He meets the people who grow our food and make this global conveyor belt work. He uncovers the science and technology that keeps food fresh for weeks or months without decay. Jimmy asks why grow Scottish potatoes in the Egyptian desert? How can charcoal stop green beans from dehydration in Kenya? How does pineapple sliced and diced in Ghana stay fresh on the long journey from field to plate? Does it make any kind of sense to transport fresh fruit and vegetables for thousands of miles by air and by sea, just so we can eat our favourite foods all year long?"
The presenter was positive about the international trade of food and though he said he use to favour the locally grown philosophy he now sees that international trade is just as good and more often than not better but still favours local as a personal choice.There was none of the usual slanders against the market and he even threw in some positive comments that producers in Kenya benefit from the trade because by doing so they had enough money to produce wells and the like.I was amazed at the ingenuity of entrepreneurs finding ways to grow potatoes in the Egyptian desert or keeping Kenyan beans cool in the middle of no where.
I’m really positive about this show.It’s nice to see the market isn’t constantly under attack.
Anyway ,if you wish to watch the program then it can be found here (hopefully those from the US which I would assume is most here can access this site and it’s video I know there can be issues sometimes)