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Hungry for Profit

Hungry for Profit

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Documentary

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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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 October 1985

Country

Brazil

Cast

Robert Richter

Robert Richter

Narrator

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