British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in its new trading show will focus on Indian spices and their impact around the world. The company’s mini-series on trading networks will be released in India and across the world this weekend.
The eight-part show titled ‘Made on Earth’ will take its global audience to discover the reliance on global connectivity for consumer goods, from spice retail outlets in India to rose farmers in Kenya and from florists in the United Kingdom to bar managers in China.
Mary Wilkinson, Head of Editorial for BBC Global News said:
Trade is right at the heart of what drives our economies. We’re more interconnected than ever before and, despite rising trade tensions, volumes of traded goods have grown 24 percent in the last decade.
Made on Earth takes the long view and explores how we got here by the trade prevailing tensions by revealing the intricate global networks behind eight everyday products; from spices to semiconductors, handbags to bicycles,” she added.
As per BBC numbers, the global export market is worth an estimated USD 20 trillion and, in spite of a recent slowdown, continues to grow.
Teamed up with Memphis-based FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, the BBC World News series will highlight eight products – spices, paper, coffee, flowers, whiskey, handbags, bicycles, and semiconductors – that show how global connectivity have an effect on consumer goods.
Brie Carere, FedEx Corporation EVP and chief marketing and communications officer, said that as a facilitator of global trade, FedEx Express understands the critical role global networks play in connecting people with goods, services, ideas and technologies that fuel innovation and energize businesses.
We’re excited that the ”Made on Earth” series brings some of the fascinating stories of global connectivity and possibilities to life – it shows the value of international trade networks to businesses around the world, which is at the heart of what we do,” she said.
The series, presented by BBC’s Indian origin presenter Babita Sharma and Finn Aberdein, includes eight half-hour programs on BBC World News and eight comprehensive and thorough articles on BBC Future.
Each story renders the audience an understanding into growing trades, looking at how accrued access to the world has helped to connect people with goods, services, ideas, and technologies.
Starting this Saturday, the series will air on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC World News for eight weeks.
