Only 4 percent of Japan's labor force works in agriculture, but a reverence for the country's rice-farming heritage is strong.

在日本只有4%的劳动力从事农业活动，但是日本有着尊重粮食的传统。

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Before this evidence was discovered, it had generally been assumed that rice farming began farther to the south.

在这一证据被发现之前，人们普遍认为水稻种植开始于更远的南方。

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"We're convinced that the future for rice farming lies in Africa," said Seck. "This continent has more potential than any other area of the world because of its land and water resources."

“我们确信，水稻种植的未来在非洲，”Seck说：“本地区比世界其他任何地区的潜力都要大，因为它有着丰富的土地和水资源。”

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Irrigated rice-farming, which is two or three times more productive than the rain-fed sort, is growing rapidly throughout the basin, albeit from a low base.

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He also wants to subsidise rice- and coffee-farming and to distribute some of the oil money in cash handouts to the poor.

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But rice farming, heretofore protected by a tariff of 778 percent and land set-aside programs, would likely be.

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