Podcast: TED Talks series - Cary Fowler: One Seed at a Time, Protecting the Future of Food

TED Talks

Summary

17 minutes

TED Talks series, FILMED JUL 2009 - POSTED AUG 2009 - TEDGlobal 2009

The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.

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Learning Goals

To explain the importance of preserving genetic and biodiversity in food.

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Listen >> TED Talks: Cary Fowler: One Seed at a Time, Protecting the Future of Food

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Teaching Notes and Tips

To explain the importance of genetic and biodiversity in food, and understanding how seeds of food are saved and preserved to keep species from going extinct.

Assessment

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References and Resources

Biodiversity warrior Cary Fowler wants to save the world from agricultural collapse, one seed at a time. Full Bio>>

Citation

Talks, T. (2012). Podcast: TED Talks series - Cary Fowler: One Seed at a Time, Protecting the Future of Food.