Rice is the world’s largest food source — and it’s also a massive emitter of methane gas, a key contributor to climate change. Fifth-generation rice farmer Jim Whitaker and his daughter, farmer and conservationist Jessica Whitaker Allen, are working to slash rice’s environmental impacts with innovative, sustainable farming practices. They share how they’re keeping their family farm in Arkansas profitable while also spreading green farming practices to their neighbors — and, eventually, the rest of the world. “If you take care of the planet, it will take care of you,” says Whitaker Allen.
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Hiệp Khách
October 25, 2023 at 7:37 am
❤❤❤
Lily Valley
October 25, 2023 at 8:05 am
Wow idk. Good to know. God bless rheir work. We need food. We need rice, potatoes, beggies, frits, bur irganuc no pesticides or misanto. Natural means.
Findlay Currie
October 25, 2023 at 8:21 am
Should’ve ended it with “And that’s all I’ve got to say about that”
Katherine Morales
October 25, 2023 at 8:36 am
What a great ted talk, and great father and daughter partnership
Alexa Perez
October 25, 2023 at 8:36 am
What a great ted talk, and great father and daughter partnership
user 15481
October 25, 2023 at 9:08 am
She is a farmer who does not grow food, but rather applies for grants. Is it fair to stop calling this capitalism?
Silmy Anyzar
October 25, 2023 at 9:12 am
‘advancing farmers is advancing the world
Samuel Zev
October 25, 2023 at 9:22 am
Surprisingly the rice farming method mentioned here is already applied in vertical hydroponic farming but it’s good that it’s being done on a large scale
Ken Crawford
October 25, 2023 at 10:13 am
If it’s necessary to be concerned about the amount of water used in rice farming, it’s probably not the best crop for the region. Rice and wheat are the most water intensive grain crops, so if they require irrigation from sources other than rainfall and the natural watershed, other crops should probably be substituted.
DesiBookLover
October 25, 2023 at 10:16 am
Can you start a branch in North India if you can help us? :XD We still burn-clear paddy fields here.
Zante Carroll
October 25, 2023 at 11:04 am
How wonderful! Thank you for your talk.
wasting water and generating methane is far far greater in animal agriculture
We can solve this by growing plants instead of factory farming other species of sentient animals for meat dairy and eggs. Its unsustainable and deeply cruel. There are those who deny these facts for their own agenda. Please take responsibility and do your own research, animal agriculture does not regenerate land. Thank you.
Mane
October 25, 2023 at 11:29 am
Sustainable farming has its best chance done by corporations, eventually. Nobility always comes second.
SURVIVE IT IS POSSIBLE
October 25, 2023 at 11:42 am
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr being our President and the current Secretary of the Department of Agriculture must be educated on this sustainable farming program. How I wish President Bongbong Marcos Jr watch this video and invite this farmer to help educate and train our Filipino farmers about sustainable farming. Thank you so much for freely sharing this video. I’m your new subscriber. Stay safe po and be Blessed. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🙏🙏🙏💞💞💞
Richard Luong
October 25, 2023 at 4:47 pm
Increase yield to feed a hungry world
Ryan McGrath
October 25, 2023 at 5:28 pm
5th generation farmer, from the US south 😬
ashim Bete
October 26, 2023 at 12:32 am
First 1
Scott C
October 26, 2023 at 12:47 am
Why did Ted censor Michaela Peterson? Cuz meat helped her? She’s a carnivore now, better than ever? Does her diet contradict TED’s woke ideology?
Duncan Atkinson
October 26, 2023 at 7:07 am
Is it me or does this undermine the value of carbon credits?
Hugo Levesque
October 26, 2023 at 7:54 am
🙏
David Veal
October 26, 2023 at 11:48 am
Brilliant. It is sooo great to know that farming has many climate change options. Shared on my FB, and will email the link to some of my farming friends.
kk
October 26, 2023 at 4:28 pm
There’s no doubt that farming is integral for moving toward a more sustainable future. Countries have to become self-sufficient and not rely on others
averagedud
October 28, 2023 at 7:29 pm
yes