Food Production and the Environment

Synopsis: Shows students investigating how farmers and companies are trying to improve the food production process to minimise environmental impact while maintaining food quality. Shows peach growing in Shapparton, Victoria, from growing to processing, looking at climactic requirements for orchards, weed and pest control, water management, and recycling factory waste. Also looks at macadamias in Lismore, New South Wales, investigating the modification of landscapes for farming, integrated pest management, soil erosion controls, conflict with urban encroachment, and factory noise and waste controls.
Language: English
Country: Australia
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.
Year of production: 1999
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £47.00 inc. VAT +p&p)
Uses: Age 16 and up.
Subjects: Agriculture
Keywords: agricultural processes; food production and distribution

Name: Classroom Video
Notes: Classroom Video ceased trading in January 2015. Some of their assets including the streaming platform and our curriculum content have been acquired by ClickView. Around 160 DVD titles are available (or will be made available) through Boulton-Hawker.

Name: Classroom Video
Notes: NB Classroom Video ceased trading in January 2015. Potential customers are directed to DVD sales enquiries are directed to sales@boultonhawker.co.uk and are asked to note that not all third party, or proprietary content which includes videos produced by VEA, Classroom Video, Online Classroom and Training Point will be available from Boulton Hawker. Streaming customers are asked to be aware that: All current licences will remain active for the duration of their license period (including embed links and clips that you have created) No streaming licence can be renewed after the existing license period has lapsed Classroom Video’s parent company VEA will manage existing streaming licences from a technical and administrative perspective. For all enquiries please contact support@vea.com.au

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