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    The Power of Ducks: Source: Takao Furuno

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    A Japanese farmer has found an ancient method of growing rice without chemicals by using ducks. The ducks eat insects, snails and weeds without harming rice plants. As they move through the rice paddies, the ducks till the soil with their feet and bills and fertilize it with their droppings. Using ducks is cheaper than chemicals and produces a higher rice yield per hectare. The farmer can also sell duck meat, eggs and rice for additional income. Now thousands of Asian farmers are introducing ducks into their rice fields.

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    A Japanese farmer has found an ancient method of growing rice without chemicals by using ducks. The ducks eat insects, snails and weeds without harming rice plants. As they move through the rice paddies, the ducks till the soil with their feet and bills and fertilize it with their droppings. Using ducks is cheaper than chemicals and produces a higher rice yield per hectare. The farmer can also sell duck meat, eggs and rice for additional income. Now thousands of Asian farmers are introducing ducks into their rice fields.

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    A Japanese farmer has found an ancient method of growing rice without chemicals by using ducks. The ducks eat insects, snails and weeds without harming rice plants. As they move through the rice paddies, the ducks till the soil with their feet and bills and fertilize it with their droppings. Using ducks is cheaper than chemicals and produces a higher rice yield per hectare. The farmer can also sell duck meat, eggs and rice for additional income. Now thousands of Asian farmers are introducing ducks into their rice fields.

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    The Power of Ducks: Source: Takao Furuno

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    A Japanese farmer has found an ancient method of growing rice without chemicals by using ducks. The ducks eat insects, snails and weeds without harming rice plants. As they move through the rice paddies, the ducks till the soil with their feet and bills and fertilize it with their droppings. Using ducks is cheaper than chemicals and produces a higher rice yield per hectare. The farmer can also sell duck meat, eggs and rice for additional income. Now thousands of Asian farmers are introducing ducks into their rice fields.

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    The Power of Ducks

    Source: Takao Furuno


     

    In Japan, a farmer has rediscovered an ancient way of


    growing rice without the need of chemicals to feed the
    soil and kill unwanted bugs. He uses the power of ducks!
    The birds eat insects, snails and weeds without touching
    the rice plants. Moving amongst the plants, the ducks
    turn the soil with their feet and bills and enrich it naturally
    with their droppings. Using ducks costs less than
    expensive chemicals and produces more rice per hectare.
    And the farmer can sell duck meat and eggs, as well as
    rice! Today, thousands of farmers across Asia are
    introducing ducks into their rice paddies.

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