Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Farming-Sugarcane-in-Xinping-27MZIFJOFDM.htmlConceptually similarWorking Lunch in XinpingGP0SCSCompleted★★★★Ma Meiyan in XinpingGP01F3PCompleted★★★★Collecting Firewood in XinpingGP0OV8Completed★★★★Bai Yunxian in XinpingGP07GJCompleted★★★★Elderly Peasant in XinpingGP0Y9CCompleted★★★★Men Relax in XinpingGP0B9ECompleted★★★★Man with Threshing Trough in XinpingGP0EW5Completed★★★★Rice Farming in XinpingGP0CBVCompleted★★★★Dai Festival in XinpingGP0PV9Completed★★★★View AllGP06XDFarming Sugarcane in XinpingSugarcanes can generate more proceeds than rice but they can also bring risk if sugar price falls. The price for fruit canes is a little bit higher than sugar canes but most of the people here do not know how to control the pests of the former.Locations:Asia-China-Xinping County-Yunnan ProvinceDate:1 Jan, 2005Credit:© Greenpeace / Ma MeiyanMaximum size:4558px X 3062pxKeywords:Crops-Day-Farmers-Fields-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Organic farming-Outdoors-Rice-SAGE (campaign title)-VillagesShoot:Rice Farmers Photography Project in ChinaFive rice farmers from the Yunnan Province with no experience in photography were given a camera and asked to document their sustainable rice farming methods over the space of a year to highlight the potential of ecological agriculture. The farmers are part of a strong, local community, indigenous to the area. They work closely with the land, cultivating the rice and soil. The project, entitled ‘Rice is Life’ presents authentic evidence to show the importance of rice and ecology and the interaction between rice and culture amongst rice farmers. This is set against the growing trend in genetically engineered rice and the potential risks involved.
