Ma Meiyan in Xinping

Portrait of Ma Meiyan, a photographer for the 'Rice Farmers Project' in Yunnan Province.
"To grow rice for two seasons in a year is no easy job but this is our life. The land feeds us and keeps us alive. I want to record it with the camera"

Unique identifier: GP01F3P

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/01/2005

Locations: Asia, China, Xinping County, Yunnan Province

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Yunsheng Geng

Size: 450px × 662px 144KB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Rice Farmers Photography Project in China

Five 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.

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Rice is Life - Traditional Rice Farming in China

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