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The real hotbed of innovation (hint: it's not big cities) | Xiaowei R. Wang
TED Tech
Innovation in a Rural Environment
Small farmers turn their land into pearl ponds because they can't compete at a global scale against industrial arms who are using automation, chemicals and pesticides. The village changed their government structure so that stewardship of the rice patties would change every few years through a lottery system. They also started practising organic farming and building their own farm machinery with the help of local blacksmiths. And while tech helped this village steward their land, it was really people, not tech, at the helm of decision making.
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