Korea A farmer ploughs his paddy fields with a wooden plough ,Only 22% of land is reachable due to mountains. Productivity grows

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A farmer ploughs his paddy fields with a wooden plough in the south of Korea. Only 22% of Korea's land is reachable due to mountains. Twenty Five years ago 63% of its people were farmers. A major land reform in the fifties redistributed th land but now those holdings are too small to do anything with. Still, the gains in agricultural productivity have been in the region of 5%.

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Size: 3364px × 5102px
Location: South Korea, nr Yeosu,
Photo credit: © Tom Hanley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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