I still remember my first impression of Kernza, the first perennial crop that were planted by farmers in Minnesota after perennial crops gradually disappeared in our world for several thousand years. And I was so delighted to know recently, perennial rice is now planted in Yunnan province, southern China, and in some other areas such as Uganda and Ethiopia in Africa, with the help of Chinese scientists.
Thank you, so interesting! I've recently been reading the first volume (The Structures of Everyday Life) of Fernand Braudel's 'Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th Century'. It contains some really interesting comparisons between the relationships between rural and urban areas in China and the West as reflected in how their staple crops (rice vs. wheat) were grown.
Thank you, so interesting! I've recently been reading the first volume (The Structures of Everyday Life) of Fernand Braudel's 'Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th Century'. It contains some really interesting comparisons between the relationships between rural and urban areas in China and the West as reflected in how their staple crops (rice vs. wheat) were grown.
I added this article to the China Tech Database,
https://chinarising.puntopress.com/2018/03/20/china-tech-invention-innovation-technology-research-and-development-past-present-future-5000-years-of-progress-a-china-rising-radio-sinoland-living-document/
Thanks! Jeff