S1 Ep 3 - The Future of Food
Xploration Earth 2050
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22m
There will be two BILLION more people on Earth in 2050 and keeping them fed is a challenge not only for governments, but for scientists and futurists. Soon food will be grown in high rise buildings in major cities. Host Joe Penna talks to the people who are creating the foods of the future and samples everything from test tube beef to edible insects.
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