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Hungry for Profit(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-10-01
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Time: 1h 30m
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Is our food bought at the price of famine in the developing world? Is agribusiness more interested in producing profits than producing food? This PBS independent documentary investigates U.S. and European agribusiness in the Third World. Filmed on five continents, it takes a close look at agribusiness, which is turning the world's food supply into a global supermarket, buying food at the lowest prices-regardless of small farmers and local populations-and selling it at the highest price and the greatest profit whenever possible.
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Richter Productions
New Day Films
Movie: Hungry for Profit
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Robert Richter
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