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The article reports on the flash floods in Spain that wreaked damage and deaths across the eastern and southern regions of the country.

The article discusses how Japan's youth are increasingly turning away from the farming sector and moving to cities in search of better job opportunities and entertainment. This trend has resulted in a shortage of workers in traditional farms, which could potentially lead to food shortages in Japan. The government has tried to address this issue by implementing policies to encourage young people to become farmers, but the effects have been limited. The article also highlights the challenges faced by farmers, including long hours, physically demanding work, and low and unstable income. Despite these challenges, some families, like the Ishii family, remain committed to farming and see it as a fulfilling and flexible profession. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how Japan's youth are increasingly turning away from careers in the farming sector, opting instead for jobs in cities that offer more money and entertainment. This trend has resulted in a shortage of workers in traditional farms, which could potentially lead to food shortages in Japan. The government has attempted to address this issue by implementing policies to encourage young people to become farmers, but the effects have been limited. The article also highlights the challenges faced by farmers, including long hours, physically demanding work, and low and unstable income. Despite these challenges, some families, like the Ishii family, remain committed to farming and see it as a fulfilling and flexible profession. [Extracted from the article]

Farming is a fundamental part of Pueblo identity--one that isintegrated into every aspect of traditional Pueblo culture. Every year, Hopifarmers have visited Crow Canyon in the spring and fall to teach theCenter's researchers and educators about Pueblo Indian farming, foodstorage, and food preparation. For example, Village EcodynamicsProject scientists have compared the results of their computersimulations with corn harvest yields from the Pueblo Farming Projectto better understand ancient environmental conditions andagricultural productivity--and the effects of both on humansettlement patterns. [Extracted from the article]

The Jamaica Tourist Board's efforts to attract African-Americans to its shores are paying off. As a result, according to Paul Pennicook, the island's director of tourism, Jamaica is now the top Caribbean destination, attracting the largest share of African-Americans, thus overtaking the islands of the Bahamas, a traditional hotspot for the Black traveler. Additionally, Jamaica is interested in attracting more of its expatriate and overseas-based Caribbean nationals to the island. Jamaica's Tourism and Industry Minister Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has credited the tourism sector for one in every four jobs, overriding the traditional agriculture and extractive industries.

Discusses the importance of indigenous or traditional knowledge. Logic of the ritual being practiced by farmers in mountain villages in Peru and Bolivia; Finding of a study on cooking with spices; Findings of United States anthropologist J. Stephen Lansing in his study of the water temples in Bali, Indonesia in the 1970s.

Presents the authors experience as a farmer's daughter living in New York, New York. The return to her parents' farm; Brief description of the Iowa farm in autumn, the residents, farmer Marv, and a ride in his combine at corn harvesting time.

Presents information on the problems plaguing farmers in Nigeria. Lack of land ownership rights under the military regime; Labor cost soaring; Deterioration of feeder roads essential to transportation of produce; Effect of corruption on the government programs; Comments from Yakubu Rabiu, a wheat farmer; Information on the sale prices of pesticides, fertilizer, etc. INSET: Nigeria at a glance..

Presents information on studies carried out on the social lives and customs of pre-historic people. How farming tools were invented; How research influenced other studies; Comments from Bruce D. Smith, director of the archaeobiology program of the Smithsonian's National Museum of National History; Comparison of customs from various regions; Effects advanced techniques had on farmers.