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Globalization trilogy. [Part 3], Bitter seeds / ITVS ; Teddy Bear Films presents ; a film by Micha X. Peled ; writer, director, producer by Micha X. Peled.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Marathi
- Subjects (All):
- Monsanto Company.
- Cotton farmers--India.
- Cotton farmers.
- Seeds--India--Marketing.
- Seeds.
- Seed industry and trade--India.
- Seed industry and trade.
- Crops--Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
- Crops.
- Globalization--India.
- Globalization.
- Suicide--India.
- Suicide.
- Crops--Genetic engineering.
- Social aspects.
- Marketing.
- India.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (88 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Bitter seeds
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2012]
- Language Note:
- In Marathi with English subtitles and intertitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Industrial agriculture is forcing many small farmers to lose their land due to rising debt. When India had to open its doors to foreign seed vendors such as Monsanto, genetically altered cotton seed was all that was available. These seeds are more expensive, require irrigation, fertilizers and pesticides, and must be re-purchased every season, driving the small farmer into spiralling debt and ultimately suicide.
- Credits:
- Camera, Devendra Golatkar ; editor, Leonard Feinstein ; music, Frank Ilfman.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Teddy Bear Films, c2011.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 4, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-bitter Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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