Episode 5: The governance - Bruxelles

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May 14, 2025 - 27:19

A Grain of Power

After analysing the impact of the lack of grain and wheat on the global South, in the 5th episode of A Grain of Power, we look at the impact an abundance of the same can have on economies. In 2024, farmers’ movements across Europe took the streets of their capitals and Brussels. To some, it looked like the Kremlin had been able to spur these protests through its geopolitics of grain. What was that really the case? And, more globally, what role does the EU play in wheat trade?


Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores how an essential commodity – seeds, wheat, bread – has become a weapon of power, playing a crucial role both in the North and the South. Discover how these resources nourish nations, provoke conflicts, and reshape alliances

And you? Would you be willing to fight for a piece of bread?

Credits

  • Narration: Alexander Damiano Ricci

  • Reporting and field research: Futura D’Aprile and Matteo Garavoglia

  • Author: Futura D'Aprile

  • English adaptation: Futura D’Aprile and Alexander Damiano Ricci

  • Editor-in-chief: Alexander Damiano Ricci

  • Original soundtrack: Epidemic Sound

  • Original sound editing¡: Jeremy Boquet

  • Sound editing and mixing of the English version: Daniel Gutierrez Ortega

  • Cover artwork: Watermelon Collective

  • Production: Futura D'Aprile

  • Executive producer: Ana Ribera

  • Editorial and Production coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci

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