{"product_id":"when-rice-shakes-the-world-the-importance-of-the-first-grain-to-world-economic-political-stability-paperback","title":"When Rice Shakes the World: The Importance of the First Grain to World Economic \u0026 Political Stability - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilo Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting about three years ago, the author of this book grew concerned about the global impact of change from the rural rice markets in Asia. His concern as a world expert on rice led him to write this book; so others might know what could happen and what should happen as the East and the West collide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor three decades Milo Hamilton has covered the world of rice for his customers. For 18 years he bought rice for Uncle Ben's Inc., a Mars Incorporated company. For the last 14 years, his company, Firstgrain.com, has published a weekly newsletter that advises sophisticated rice firms and farmers on the market and its relationship to everything else. He has travelled throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. \u003cbr\u003eMilo Hamilton lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Jan, and his little Pomeranian, Penney. He is surrounded by his children and their families.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760433463584,"sku":"9781599323985","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6266253ccfc49f943d6caf9f7608e8f5.webp?v=1780179806","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-rice-shakes-the-world-the-importance-of-the-first-grain-to-world-economic-political-stability-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}