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 A family of slash-and-burn farmers winnows dry-land rice from a plot in western Brazil. Driven deep into forestlands by severe poverty in other regions, such families are often disappointed. For despite the lush appearance of the forests vegetation, the soil in most places is poor. Nutrients released by burning cleared wood are normally exhausted after only a few crops, forcing families to repeat the destructive cycle elsewhere. The growing numbers of such farmers have made slash-and-burn agriculture the single largest cause of tropical forest loss around the world. |
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 Clearing of the worlds rain forests is regarded as shortsighted because the soil, which appears to be fertile, actually is poor and cannot sustain agriculture for more than a few seasons, leaving homesteaders to repeat the destructive process elsewhere. However one alternative has been developed by North Carolina State University scientists, who believe that even rain forest soils can grow year-round food crops if scientifically managed. Using soil analysis, modern fertilizers, and crop rotation at this project near Yurimaguas, they have raised rice, corn, soybeans, and peanuts. Here field supervisor Ruben Mesia surveys a successful farm in the project. |
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Repeat Stock Photography from Phototake USA |
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Repeat Stock Photography from Panoramic Images |
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