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Terraced rice fields are seen in northern Vietnam's Mu Cang Chai district Credit: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images

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Ashmolean from Home: Satsuma Dish 

This incredible dish from early-20th-century Japan is easy on the eyes AND it tells a fascinating story. Learn about it in this *one minute* video.

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One of the chilis I grew in summer.

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Tom Hegen's photo on a  High-Tech and Colourful Dutch Greenhouses

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"I am going to Virginia. I am then to be liberated from the hated occupations of politics, and to sink into the bosom of my family, my farm, and my books."

Thomas Jefferson, 1793

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World Food Day

Today is #WorldFoodDay, an international day raising awareness about food security and healthy eating.

According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation, today, only nine plant species account for 66 percent of total crop production despite there having been over 6,000 species cultivated for consumption throughout history. Additionally, wheat, maize and rice provide nearly 50 percent of our global dietary energy supply.

The social importance of food can be observed through many objects in our collections, not least through the vessels used to hold food and drinks throughout history and across cultures. The following vessels come from China and Japan, and might have be used for rituals and ceremonies involving food and drink.

Ritual food vessel, China, Shang Dynasty. Cast bronze. See it in Gallery 10.

Mukōzuke, or side dish used for the Japanese tea ceremony. Mino Kiln sites, Japan, 1570–1620. Stoneware with painting under glaze. See it on display in gallery 37.

White ware bowl with ring handle, China, Tang Dynasty. Glazed earthenware. See it in Gallery 38.

Ornamental dish from Edo Period Japan. Not currently on display.

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Moulay Yacoub: Promising Harvest Season Faces Challenges from Rising Fuel Prices and Production Costs

Moulay Yacoub – Les opérations de récolte des céréales ont débuté dans plusieurs communes de la province de Moulay Yacoub au titre de la campagne agricole en cours, dans un climat de satisfaction partagé par de nombreux agriculteurs, qui se disent globalement satisfaits des rendements enregistrés par rapport à certaines saisons précédentes. Plusieurs agriculteurs ont indiqué, dans des…

Moulay Yacoub: Promising Harvest Season Faces Challenges from Rising Fuel Prices and Production Costs

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Concerns grow over declining groundwater levels near Meknes as farmers in Mjat call for the protection of irrigation wells

Meknès – Des sources médiatiques locales ont indiqué que plusieurs petits agriculteurs de la commune de Mjat, située dans les environs de Meknès, ont exprimé des inquiétudes croissantes concernant la situation des ressources hydriques dans la région, évoquant une baisse du niveau d’eau dans plusieurs puits utilisés pour l’irrigation et les activités agricoles de subsistance. Meknes – Local media…

Concerns grow over declining groundwater levels near Meknes as farmers in Mjat call for the protection of irrigation wells