Can we create the "perfect" farm? - Brent Loken
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About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and enabled the existence of civilization. Today, nearly 40% of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we’re all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet? Brent Loken investigates.
To revolutionize the future of farming, we will need global cooperation. What are some ways countries around the world can work together to conserve our existing farmland and use them sustainably?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Brent Loken
- Director Luísa Holanda
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Luísa Holanda
- Animator Danila Rbeiro, Murilo Jardim, Luísa Holanda
- Compositor Gabriel Maia
- Art Director Luísa Holanda
- Sound Designer Gabriel Maia
- Music Gabriel Maia
- Hype Executive Producer Gabriel Garcia
- Hype Line Producer Taíla Soliman
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma