Jimmy Doherty goes on a global journey to find out why food prices have been rising. Taking some weekly shop essentials, he discovers that the cost of food reflects some of the big challenges of the 21st century, from the rise of Asia to the power of the financial markets, and from growing population to volatile weather. In six years the price of an average food basket has gone up by 25%. In the UK we import half of our food, which makes us extremely vulnerable to volatile prices. In this first episode Jimmy looks at some of the main staples in our food basket and the world events that have affected their price, including British favourites rice, beef and bread; and he examines our shrinking chocolate bars
(55 mins)Programme ID 06C1F32EBroadcast ID 108327960