Sowing the seeds of farming's future
By Wang Kaihao in Hohhot | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-01 05:47
Agronomist Mei Yuanxue feels relieved to see the earth tilled in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner.
The 48-year-old ethnic Manchu isn't a farmer herself but, rather, has been a savior to many.
She helped locals save their harvests after insects threatened 260,000 hectares of corn last summer.
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