How I defeat pests with 36 Stratagems

The 36 Stratagems, might be one of the most famous and influential Chinese literature in the world. They are, of course, war wisdom. But Linda Tan, a social entrepreneur, uses these ancient war stratagems to defeat another kind of enemy - pests in her field.

With this kind of fun and memorable approach, Linda hopes wisdom like this can be passed along farmers and making farming attractive again in China. When Linda was 11 years old she immigrated to Canada from China with her parents. Majored in molecular biology, all her family and herself were all expecting she would become a scientist. A volunteer trip to China when she was 21 changed her perspective. She found her passion lied in rural areas of China and wanted to contribute to its development. When she was 25 years old she decided to resign from her then job as a researcher in Ontario Ministry of Health in Canada, came back to China and devote herself into topics of rural China development. She is now partner of a social enterprise Rice Harmony Cooperative.