The Villagers

United States, 1974

Film
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In Senegal, youthful villagers are sent off to learn simple new things in a government course and then returned to their own towns to teach their skills to the rest of the people. In Indonesia, French agronomists teach the “Green Revolution” to the whole region and set up a co-op to purchase machinery and guarantee a market for rice. And in Peru, a Government begins a land reform program in spite of the suspicions of those whom it is designed to help.

Credits

director

Peter Neal

Bernice Nassauer

Derrick Knight

production company

United Nations Television

Language

English

Duration

00:27:07:00

Colour

Colour

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