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The issue of food can be interpreted in two ways. As a geographical agriculturist, I have focused on food production around the world, but also on being faced with predatory action. These stories relate such events in my life. Some are humorous and some are educational. My Peace Corps experience provided the spark that led to this series of adventures and observations. Farming strategies vary tremendously around the world, from my home farm in Colorado to those in Brazil, Sudan, Papua New Guinea and Mozambique. The picture depicts a Sudanese feast, where various food items are laid out on an outstretched tablecloth on the ground to serve men dressed in formal attire. Only the men are eating and when they are sated, the women come to eat what is left over. Notice that only the right hands are touching the food. The left hand is considered foul and would contaminate the food.

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Dr. Rick Bein is a professor of geography in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI and an adjunct professor of geography at Moi University in Kenya. He earned a B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1969 and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1974. Bein joined IUPUI's faculty in 1978. His research focuses on tropical agriculture and environments. He has received several awards for his work, including the IUPUI Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement in 2009, the Legion of Honor Award for lifelong service to K-12 Geographic Education in Indiana from the Geography Educators Network of Indiana in 2008, and the Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service from IUPUI in 1982¹. Additionally, he is a board member with the Geography Educators Network of Indiana (GENI), Marion County Soil & Water Conservation and Indiana Partners of Americas. Dr. Bein, one of GENI's Founders, was recently recognized as an IUPUI Department of Geography Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from the university.

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