How other countries handle food sustainability: lessons for Hong Kong in RTHK series
Five-part television series starting today considers how the world will feed a population of 9 billion, how to reduce food waste, and how to grow more of our own food, even when we live in a city
Food sustainability is a huge issue in Hong Kong, since over 90 per cent of the city’s food is imported. With incresing numbers of people growing their own food and farmers producing organic crops, it is an issue that is garnering more attention as people grow curious about where their food comes from and wonder what alternative sources there are.
Radio Television Hong Kong will explore the topic in a five-episode television series called Exploring the Edible Planet, which begins on Monday July 25. The series looks at how different countries are dealing with food sustainability.
The report got him thinking about how other countries manage food sustainability and find alternative sources of food, and what Hong Kong could learn from them.
After some research, Li enlisted actress and radio host Kannie Chung to go with him to the United States, Germany, Singapore and Kenya as programme host. She didn’t hesitate, even though she would have to eat insects on camera in the first episode.