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Farming - Growing the food that feeds us (Hardcover)
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Farming - Growing the food that feeds us (Hardcover)
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List price R659
Loot Price R596
Discovery Miles 5 960
You Save R63 (10%)
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Farming – whether domestic crops, forestry, fish or livestock –
is one of the pillars of human civilization, dating back to the
early settlements of Neolithic times. Today, approximately one
billion people work the land, providing food and other products for
our ever-increasing human population. Arranged geographically,
Farming explores the many types of farm and farming that exist
today. See how farmers in Malaysia extract milky latex from the
bark of rubber trees, used to make everything from protective
gloves to vehicle tires; be amazed at the gorgeous stepped rice
fields of Bali, where the traditional subak irrigation system is
created around ‘water temples’ and managed by Hindu priests;
marvel at the vast corn and soya bean fields of Ontario, much of it
used for animal feed to support Canada’s beef industry; learn
about nomadic pastoralism in low rainfall areas such as Somalia,
where herders move camels, cattle, sheep and goats in search of
grazing; explore the wineries and vineyards in Bordeaux, where more
than 700 million bottles of wine are produced each year by more
than 8,500 châteaux; and see how freshwater prawns are harvested
for export in the watery deltas of Bangladesh. Presented in a
landscape format and with more than 180 outstanding photographs of
farming from every part of the planet, Farming offers a pictorial
celebration of mankind’s deep connection with the land that
sustains us.
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