Can a Canadian Iroquois revive the Six Nations' farming tradition?

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Lehman Gibson, a Canadian Iroquois in the Six Nations Indian Reserve in southern Ontario, Canada, has started cultivating 88 acres of reserve land. He feels that all farmers need to modernize and commit themselves to agriculture. Gibson, who intends to start a laboratory for studying the local herbal medicines, uses 2,000 tons of horse and cow dung to cultivate his land. He has grown beans, onions, corn, strawberries, raspberry, blackberry, potatoes and other vegetables in his experimental farm.

Native Americans, Native North Americans, Ontario

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A member of the family

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The water buffalo, a descendant of the wild 'arni,' is domesticated in rural Vietnam and is used instead of tractors for plowing lands. The socio-economic conditions in Vietnam favor the breeding of swamp buffaloes, or the Shui niu, draft animals well suited for working in the paddy fields. Buffaloes are useful at every stage of their lives, and merit policy changes to encourage their breeding.

Vietnam, Water buffalo

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The family tradition

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The Costa Rican Demographics Assn aims to introduce Costa Rican teenagers to the impact of overpopulation on the country's environment and quality of life. The association also shows slides of the country's environment to women's groups, schools and the legislative assembly as part of their campaign.

Environmental aspects, Costa Rica, Environmental policy, Population

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