Introduction:
The Kansas/Asia
Community Connection was established in 2002 to actively
engage
Kansans,
particularly those involved in agricultural and rural
communities, with China, Japan, and Korea. We focus
on agriculture because of its economic importance to
Kansas and because of the close relationship between
rural life and the historic traditions and culture
of our society. In recognition of the growing importance
of Asian markets for our agricultural and other exports,
we believe it will be useful for Kansans to better
understand
the culture and economics of those markets. We intend
to offer Kansans, through our website, printed reports,
and other media, opportunities to discover some commonalities
with, as well as fascinating differences from, the
experiences
of rural people in East Asia. We hope the comparative
information we offer on Kansas will provide for
East
Asians a view of agriculture, rural life, and food
in the United States. Eventually, we hope the sharing
of
information and related activities may generate dialogue
between Kansans and Asians that leads to greater
understanding
by all.
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In the Kansas-Asia Agricultural Connections
section of our website, we aim to offer information
on agriculture and rural life in China, Japan, and
Korea, as well as comparative background on Kansas.
Readers may browse for information via several approaches,
including by country or by agricultural product.
To download and read this information in printed form,
see our Agricultural
Reports page.
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