photo: Food Mapping
As with other high yield crops like rice, meant to feed large groups of people on the cheap, domesticated crops are chosen to be grown in mass often leaving the crop’s biodiversity in jeopardy. But thanks to the time honored rice harvesting traditions of Thai rice farmers, many of the less prevalent but still incredibly important rice crop varieties remain intact. ...Read the full story on TreeHuggerPosts Tagged ‘small farms’
Rice Biodiversity Techniques Remain Intact in Rural Thailand
Saturday, August 1st, 2009
photo: Food Mapping
As with other high yield crops like rice, meant to feed large groups of people on the cheap, domesticated crops are chosen to be grown in mass often leaving the crop’s biodiversity in jeopardy. But thanks to the time honored rice harvesting traditions of Thai rice farmers, many of the less prevalent but still incredibly important rice crop varieties remain intact. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger