Aral, a sea for cotton

15th October 2017 25 mins Season 2 Episode 2

The former Soviet Union collectivized many aspects of agricultural and industrial development in the 1950's. While some efforts were successful others like the cotton-growing around the Aral Sea have proven to be an ecological nightmare.

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