Elderly Peasant in Xinping

Small peasant style rice production is very arduous work. People bend to plant rice and bend to harvest them. The waists of the Asian peasants bear the burden of growing rice, hence such old people with a crooked back are common in the village.

Unique identifier: GP0Y9C

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/01/2005

Locations: Asia, China, Great Areca village, Gasa town, Xinping County, Yunnan Province

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Ma Meiyan

Size: 3058px × 4498px 8MB

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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