Rice Trails: A Journey through the Ricelands of Asia & Australia

by Tony Wheeler, Richard I'Anson

Rice is the world's most important food (in calories consumed it's number one) but also the most beautiful. Whether it's dropping down a hillside in the Philippines, China or Indonesia, each step a little masterpiece of artistic perfection, or sweeping across laser-leveled 'bays' in pancake-flat Australia, it's always stunning.

Every step from field to plate has a story to tell of planting, growing, harvesting, processing, trading, consuming or simply celebrating.

Scientifically rice was a keystone in the 1960s 'green revolution,' the great leap forward which banished the centuries old spectre of famine in Asia. Rice Trails tells the fascinating story.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2004

Reviews

[Suz Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful journey through the land of rice, highlighting not just the product and the process but also the people of this world.

[Ninja Neko · Rating 3 out of 5]

I pick up these kind of books from the library for the gorgeous photography, but I have to say the information provided was broader (and more interesting) than I'd expected.