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Hungry Planet

As the climate crisis threatens our food supplies, already marginalized communities will be among the first to feel the effects of dwindling nutritious food. Hungry Planet showcases people's work on understanding the science of the food on our plates and how scientists and communities are working to keep it there for future generations.

1 Season · 6 Episodes

Latest episode

Inside the World's Only Chile Pepper Institute

Season 1 Episode 6 | 10m 52s | CC

In this episode of Hungry Planet, Niba chats with two teams increasing access to chile peppers: New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute whose researchers are breeding mechanically-harvestable chile peppers; and the Transplanting Traditions, a community farm in North Carolina providing space and support to refugee farmers.

Funding for HUNGRY PLANET is provided by the National Science Foundation.

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