This is a story of how a team of dedicated scientists from Japan have sought to come to terms with desert areas in many parts of the world. They have developed many ways of transforming, little by little, areas considered barren and useless, through well-planned technical solutions allied to hard physical work.

Starting with the sand dune areas in Japan, the story weaves its way across the continents of the world to Iran, Mexico, China and Egypt.

Table of content:

Chapter 1: Deserts, lands of Hope (Masao Tohyama)
Chapter 2: Farming the dunes in Japan (Seiei Tohyama)
Chapter 3: Frustration in Iran, Success in Mexico (Masao Tohyama)
Chapter 4: Greening the Chinese desert (Seiei Tohyama)
Chapter 5: Farming in an Egyptian desert (Masao Tohyama)
Chapter 6: Greening for the future (Masao Tohyama)