[Poverty Alleviation Through a Lens] Poverty alleviation in the Kubuqi Desert seen through a photographer’s lens (1)

“Sow sweet roots, and pull off poverty root.” Known as an effective solution to desertification control, Licorice is greatly promoted in the Kubuqi Desert for ecological construction. In addition to increasing the income of local farmers and herdsmen, it has applications in medicine, acts as a wind break and improves the soil. [Photo by George Steinmetz]