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Rice is the staple food of the poor of the world. Not all of them depend upon it, of course, but it represents more than half the food of one-third of mankind, 1300 million people; another 400 million have it as an important part of their diets. And the people who depend primarily on rice enjoy an average annual income of only $80.
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© 1976 John Cole
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Cole, J. (1976). The Green Revolution. In: The Poor of the Earth. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15719-8_7
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