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  1. Plough and the Hoe, The. Part 3: The Green Revolution (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Discusses the differences between the claims made about the green revolution and the effects as experienced by people in Ludhiana district, one of India’s most prosperous areas.

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  2. Managing Agent and Advisory Service

    Date
    10 Sep 2010, 16:36
    Author
    Gabriel
    Post Type
    Page

    The British Universities Film & Video Council and the Rights Department of the Open University ceased acting as the Managing Agent and Advisory Service for Moving Pictures and Sound Online (MAAS...

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  3. Killer Bargain, A (2008)

    Director
    Tom Heinemann
    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), 28 euros

    A critical look at the cotton industry in India. Multinational companies are involved in promoting the extensive use of pesticides, many of which are banned in the western world. The bleaching and dyeing...

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  4. Plough and the Hoe, The. Part 4: On the Ganges Plain (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Investigates the effects of changes in agriculture in a backward state like Bihar. With inequality and differential access to resources, how have various social groups been affected? Rich farmers, poor...

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  5. Aliens in the Field (2005)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 23 minutes), £30.00

    Programme examining the benefits and drawbacks of using genetically modified crops in the developing world. India’s farmers have been attracted by claims of higher yields, while Zambia refused desperately...

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  6. Agrindus Way, The (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how Indian peasants are forming co-operatives, and working for the common good, building dams for irrigation, introducing new farming methods, and reducing the power of the money lenders.

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  7. Global Gardener (1996)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 120 minutes), £21.95

    For nearly two decades Bill Mollison has travelled the globe spreading the word about permaculture (permanent agriculture), the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together...

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  8. Science for Survival 1 (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    A video-based teaching package that aims to challenge the stereotype that science is solely a western activity carried out by scientists, who are usuallly white and male, in laboratories. Uses the experience...

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  9. Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens (2018)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £14.99

    In this BBC documentary, renowned gardener Monty Don travels in search of paradise gardens referenced in the Koran as green spaces filled with flowers and fruit where shade and water provide a safe haven...

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  10. Ancient Civilisations (6 Parts) (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each

    Series looking at how the ancient civilisations in China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and meso-America originated, what sustained them and why they fell.

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