Seed Warriors

Nov 20 2010 N/A 1h 26m
Documentary, News

In the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, just 1000 kilometres from the North Pole, politicians from around the world came to celebrate the opening of the world’s first global seed bank. After years of difficult negotiations and searching for the right spot, this was deemed to be the safest place on earth. Eventually, 4,5 million seed samples will be stored in this »Doomsday Vault« and ensure the continued existence of biodiversity. But is the dream of global food security achievable? By 2050 temperatures worldwide are expected to rise by at least 2 degrees. This will result in a 30 per cent drop in production of food crops. By this time global food demand will have doubled. How will we feed the world? In SEED WARRIORS we hear from the scientists behind this ambitious project and examine the reality of the fight against hunger.

Plot

Is the 'Doomsday Vault', built in the Norwegian permafrost, and containing seeds from around the world, a practical way of safeguarding the world's biodiversity or a Utopian idea?

Written by

Katharina Von Flotow

Directed by

Mirjam von Arx, Katharina Von Flotow

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Production Countries

United States of America, Kenya, Switzerland, Norway

Production Companies

ican films

Languages

English, Deutsch, Kiswahili

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Scores
# of Votes
12
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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