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In Search of Lost Foods

What happens to a food when people stop eating it?

What happens to a food when people stop eating it? Most of the food we eat today comes from a handful of crops, but before we became a globalised society, our diet reflected a variety of plants, proteins and foods that were cultivated as local specialties. Now, as our diets become less diverse, these foods face a critical point in their existence. In this programme the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Dan Saladino explores several stories of foods that are dying out and talks to the farmers and producers who are working to save them.

(Photo: Mexican Blue Corn Credit: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images)

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27 minutes

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Mon 14 Nov 2016 01:32GMT

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  • Sat 12 Nov 2016 08:32GMT
  • Sat 12 Nov 2016 22:32GMT
  • Mon 14 Nov 2016 01:32GMT

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