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Don Puckridge has produced a record of history showing that good and competent men and women do achieve great things for their fellow man. This story mirrors the capacity of most farmers in the world. We farmers are always looking for ways to achieve a better result and observing how others do things is a basic part of our learning process. My father always said "a farmer learns through his eyes - so observe." With well targeted information on new farming practices from the technologists the local farmers with local knowledge and keen observation learnt quickly and then wanted more progress. The commitment, undertakings and the sheer passion of the research and extension personnel is well reflected in this wonderful story. Many of the people in this book I know and respect. To read of their achievements is a reward. Such a testament to their work demands wide circulation. [It is a] great reflection on people and events. Congratulations for recording so pictorially momentous significant events. Graham Blight, Australian Rice Grower and Past President of the World Farmer?s Federation
In April 1975 Ngak Chhay Heng and his family loaded their car with their personal possessions, pushed it 20 kilometres from Phnom Penh, discarded anything that differentiated them from peasant farmers ... Read more about “The Burning of the Rice”