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Our lives,
our food,
our future.
They're all connected
and it all depends on
the health of the soil.
Oh, really good!
I am Rena Effendi
a National Geographic photographer.
I'm here in Thailand
to meet a multi-generational
rice and potato farmer,
persevering in the face
of escalating climate change.
Sawadee kha.
Learning about her past
and seeing how
she's protecting her livelihood.
You know, we say
what doesn't break you,
makes you stronger.
I think that's why
you're a very strong woman.
I was so moved by her resilience
and how hard she has worked
to give her children a better life.
I asked if she could
take me to the fields
so I could see the strength in action,
and even got a little bit
of a hands-on training.
Ah, I have to scoop it.
I need, I need practice
More, more time.
So what are some of the
new things you're doing
with the soil
to make sure the crops are so good?
Miss Wisa has learned
many new techniques that
have her working with the land
instead of against it.
She calls this integrated farming,
choosing crops that require less water,
rotating rice and potatoes
on the same field,
and tracking all aspects of her farm
to secure the strongest
yields year round.
So this is like the diary of the land.
So where did you get this new knowledge?
I met Ms. Wisa three years ago
at the community center.
She spoke and
we had like a chit chat.
At the time her farm had low yield.
She was very frustrated over the effects
of the climate change
and was seeking training.
GIZ, in partnership with PepsiCo,
has worked with Ms. Wisa
to adopt the whole farm approach.
She put a lot of effort
and learned a lot from the program.
Now when other farmers
have a problem,
they come to her and ask for advice.
They call her the Plant Doctor.
Dr. Wisa!
With that kind of referral
I was curious to see
how her learnings were
being implemented on her farm.
I always imagined the rice field
flooded with water.
How come this is different?
This is the Alternate Wetting
and Drying techniques.
Conventional farmer have the
perception that rice plants need
30 or 40 centimeters of water.
But, you see with this method,
rice plants need only five centimeters.
So less water is good for the climate
and it's also good for the farmer
because it's more economical.
That's it.
It's been inspiring to see how Ms. Wisa
and her community
have been finding success
with the Whole Farm Approach.
Your husband is working there, right?
You make him work hard?
Yes.
That's good.
Beautiful.
So you're not just the plant doctor,
you're the land doctor as well.
Miss Wisa has learned
how to thrive in the face
of climate change and generously
provided a role model
for her community
who's celebrating another
successful potato harvest.
Bravo! That's the way to do it.
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