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Look at the Kuruva rice seed, which we sow as a summer crop
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Look at the Kuruva rice seed,which we sow as a summer crop. If there's the possibility of...

Omnivore • S01E06 • 2024
Look at the Kuruva rice seed,
which we sow as a summer crop. If there's the possibility of a drought,
this seed will flower 10-15 days early. From that, a farmer can predict
if a drought is coming. A traditional seed creates
this incredible web of communication. A chain from soil to plant,
from plant to farmer

Full Transcript

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Look at the Kuruva rice seed, which we sow as a summer crop.
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If there's the possibility of a drought, this seed will flower 10-15 days early.
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From that, a farmer can predict if a drought is coming.
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A traditional seed creates this incredible web of communication.
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A chain from soil to plant, from plant to farmer.
Duration
31 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:03
Uploaded
Apr 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Take a look at the world through the lens of food and explores how food explains the past and forecasts the future.
S01 • E03 Maras has been here since the pre-Incan era. - Omnivore 00:06
Maras has been here since the pre-Incan era.
S01 • E04 This is considered an offering. - Omnivore 00:07
This is considered an offering.
S01 • E04 We do it for a good future. - Omnivore 00:07
We do it for a good future.
S01 • E01 I believe that this is better for me. - Omnivore 00:09
I believe that this is better for me.
S01 • E03 Maras has been passed down from generation to generation, - Omnivore 00:08
Maras has been passed down from generation to generation,
S01 • E04 I pray for my father's good health and a prosperous future for myself. - Omnivore 00:13
I pray for my father's good health and a prosperous fut...
S01 • E04 But I'm more concerned about what will happen next. - Omnivore 00:06
But I'm more concerned about what will happen next.
S01 • E06 Traditional seeds have a stronger survival strategy against changing weather. - Omnivore 00:16
Traditional seeds have a stronger survival strategy against ...
S01 • E05 My job at the city council is to preserve this tradition. - Omnivore 00:14
My job at the city council is to preserve this tradition.
S01 • E06 Even if this is the case, rice is in a big crisis - Omnivore 00:11
Even if this is the case, rice is in a big crisis
S01 • E08 Corn is very important here in our town. - Omnivore 00:17
Corn is very important here in our town.
S01 • E05 I remember that on the first day, he did what he wanted, of course. - Omnivore 00:14
I remember that on the first day, he did what he wanted, of ...
S01 • E05 I remember how our eyes locked. - Omnivore 00:12
I remember how our eyes locked.
S01 • E02 2,900 yen! - Omnivore 00:05
2,900 yen!
S01 • E08 My ancestors: my grandmothers, my great-grandmothers and my mother, - Omnivore 00:19
My ancestors: my grandmothers, my great-grandmothers and my ...
S01 • E05 Since we had reached an impasse, I gave him a candy. - Omnivore 00:11
Since we had reached an impasse, I gave him a candy.
S01 • E05 Come on, run. Let's go. Run. - Omnivore 00:06
Come on, run. Let's go. Run.
S01 • E03 In Quechuan we call this "chulquir." - Omnivore 00:06
In Quechuan we call this "chulquir."
S01 • E05 There is a certain connection between the pig and me. - Omnivore 00:08
There is a certain connection between the pig and me.
S01 • E03 After we do that, we pick up the pink salt. - Omnivore 00:15
After we do that, we pick up the pink salt.