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Learn from history

Sunraysia Daily

Humans have a remarkable ability to regard history as irrelevant to their present situation. The fertile crescent bordered by the Nile, Euphrates and Tigris Rivers lost fertility/productivity from a combination of rising salinity from irrigation, overcropping and inappropriate infrastructure. Sustainable farming began in China. From the Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1912), Chinese farmers carefully collected […]

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