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India’s rice revolution – audio slideshow
Posted by Guardian: Jim Powell and John Vidal. on February 15th, 2013
Guardian: Farmers in parts of India are breaking growing records, using less seed, less water, and compost as fertiliser. This ground-breaking method of cultivation, developed in Madagascar, is boosting yields and changing lives for the farmers. Norman Uphoff, professor at Cornell University, explains how it is done