GE Rice Bus Tour in China

Chinese farmer sings as a good luck gesture to the launch of the 'Rice is Life bus tour' at the Expo Garden Hotel, Kunming, Yunnan province China on 16th October 2004, the 'World Food Day' in the international year of rice. The 8 day bus tour organised by Greenpeace and 4 local NGO groups seeks to promote ecological sustainable rice agriculture in the farming Communities of Yunnan. Yunnan is the homeland of rice to the Chinese nation and known as the source of rice culture to the whole world.

Unique identifier: GP0QBI

Type: Image

Shoot date: 16/10/2004

Locations: Asia, China, Yunnan

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Rice Farming Documentation Bus Tour in China

Greenpeace organizes a 8 day bus tour to highlight the rice culture and diversity in the farming communities of Yunnan province, China. Yunnan is the homeland of rice to the Chinese nation and known as the source of rice culture to the whole world. The shoot includes images of the Hani New Year rice festival in Southern China. For the Hani people rice is more than just food, it is the very basis of their culture, however, it's a way of life that could be under threat as the spectre of genetic engineering (GE) creeps up on the planet's most important food crop.

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