Episode 3 – Food Security

8.30pm, RTÉ One, Monday 18th November 2024

Exploring the challenges of food security amidst extreme weather and global instability.  From late-planted crops to the war in Ukraine, recent years have underlined our dependence on imports and highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food system.  To tackle this, we dig into history and archaeology to see if they could help to inform the science of sustainable farming, investigate opportunities for intercropping, and learn about innovative technologies being developed to monitor soil health to get the best out of our crops.  And with infants being among the most vulnerable populations during times of global crisis, we check out cross-border research seeking to protect the nutritional needs of infants during emergencies.

🧑‍🌾🌽In Monday's @10Things_ToKnow About – could #ancientgrains grown in Ireland thousands of years ago be reintroduced to enhance #FoodSecurity? Fascinating stuff as @amyhassett meets @ucdarchaeology's Meriel McClatchie and farmer Dominic Gryson – 📺@RTEOne Mon 18th Nov at 8.30pm… pic.twitter.com/PAnZYBkG37

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