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 As I learn and explore India, I'm amazed at the inherently simple and sustainable ways by which people have lived for centuries. India offers me a sense of hope in that sense.
-For instance, farmers tend to grow ducks. They rare the ducks to their already irrigated land. They swim. Irrigated river water contains fish which would anyway die. Besides pest inflow is high as new fresh water enters a given region. The ducks keep the pests population in control. Ultimately, the ducks will also offer them meat and eggs.
+For instance, farmers tend to grow ducks. They rare the ducks to their already irrigated land. The ducks swim. Irrigated river water contains fish which would anyway die and these become feed to the ducks. Besides this, the pest inflow is high as fresh water enters a given region. The ducks keep the pests population in control. Ultimately, the ducks turn the problems (pests) into food (meat, eggs) and distributed manure (droppings).
-Compare this in contrast to a Monsanto Inc., that uses heavily mechanised farms, a person working round the clock, constantly spraying pesticides, etc., life indeed has been unnecessarily complicated.
+Compare this in contrast to a Monsanto Inc.,'s "solution" that uses heavily mechanised farms, a person working round the clock, constantly spraying pesticides, etc., life indeed has become unnecessarily complicated.
 And when I say "Permaculture is a Lazy way of thinking", you really do have to see how villagers live a very lazy and relaxed life :)