NOVA

NOVA (1974 – ...)

1974 • 53 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 9 — Will the World Starve?

Season 14 • NOVA

Released: 1987-03-24 • Documentary

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All over the world, farmers are taking more from the soil than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive starvation.

Episodes

Episode 1
Countdown to the Invisible Universe
1987-01-20

Episode 2
Children of Eve
1987-01-27

Episode 3
Why Planes Crash
1987-02-03

Episode 4
Orangutans of the Rain Forest
1987-02-10

Episode 5
Freud Under Analysis
1987-02-17

Episode 6
The Hole in the Sky
1987-02-24

Episode 7
Confessions of a Weaponeer
1987-03-03

Episode 8
Great Moments from NOVA
1987-03-10

Episode 9
Will the World Starve?
1987-03-24

Episode 10
The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore
1987-03-31

Episode 11
Rocky Road to Jupiter
1987-04-07

Episode 12
Death of a Star
1987-10-06

Episode 13
Spy Machines
1987-10-13

Episode 14
Hidden Power of Plants
1987-10-20

Episode 15
Japan's American Genius
1987-10-27

Episode 16
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
1987-11-03

Episode 17
Volcano!
1987-11-10

Episode 18
How Good is Soviet Science?
1987-11-17

Episode 19
Ancient Treasures from the Deep
1987-12-01

Episode 20
Riddle of the Joints
1987-12-08

Episode 21
Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People
1987-12-15

Information

Episode air date	24.03.1987
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.0
IMDb series rating	8.7
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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