Field Coverage

Farming for Development: Ricefield in Madagascar

1 January 1979

For some time to come the poorer countries in the world will have to rely on agriculture to raise their living standards and supply the capital they need to create industries. Agricultural production must therefore be increased. This requires tractors, fertilizers, new and better seeds, vast irrigation schemes, and land reforms.
Ricefields in the district of Ambatondrazaka.

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