{"product_id":"9781599323985","title":"When Rice Shakes The World: The Importance Of The First Grain To World Economic \u0026 Political Stability","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHamilton, Milo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdvantage Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eFor millennia, rice has sealed the fate of dynasties and kingdoms in Asia but has \u003cbr\u003e only remained a cultural curiosity to Western financial markets. Today the \u003cbr\u003e food and agricultural markets of India and China are in motion. The history \u003cbr\u003e of agricultural change is littered with hunger, poverty and failure. Will \u003cbr\u003e that curse pass itself on to this Asian generation? Or is there a brighter \u003cbr\u003e future ahead of us? Now China is rapidly becoming the wealthiest country in \u003cbr\u003e the world. China's water shortages and its rice market are fault lines that \u003cbr\u003e finger their way beneath the surface of the world economy. These fault lines \u003cbr\u003e are sending out tremors that could shake the entire world in the next few \u003cbr\u003e years. Rice is a little grain but a big deal in Asia. The Great Wall of China \u003cbr\u003e is cemented together with sticky rice. It uses up to 70% of the water \u003cbr\u003e resources of China. Rice's 200,000,000 farms feed 3,000,000,000 people. Yet \u003cbr\u003e it is grown on an area the size of France. Rice is the social cement of Asia \u003cbr\u003e and the rice farms of Asia may crack that ancient cement. This book explains \u003cbr\u003e the ancient yet curiously modern story of rice that binds feudal farms to the \u003cbr\u003e new super cities across China. At the center of this story is the rice \u003cbr\u003e farmer, whose backbreaking labor feeds millions. In the next 15 years, \u003cbr\u003e millions of farmers must transition from landless serfs into modern business \u003cbr\u003e people skilled in all the technologies and versed in market risk. The rice \u003cbr\u003e world lies on the dark side of this digital earth. But that world is turning \u003cbr\u003e rapidly towards the light.","brand":"Advantage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48326379405567,"sku":"9781599323985","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781599323985_s600x595.jpg?v=1778166786","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781599323985","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}