Doesn’t rice grown without standing water eliminate that problem? I have no clue about which varieties one could grow like this though. Or how much of a harvest one could expect in comparison.
I don’t know either, but the places where I’ve seen rice growing is on very steep mountainous areas where would have been jungle, and lots of rain. It’s deforested to make way for rice, and there’s not much else humans can use it for. So while people can comment it can be done without water, places like this I think it would be a challenge, especially when yeild is important to very poor farmers, and a huge population needs feeding.
Doesn’t rice grown without standing water eliminate that problem? I have no clue about which varieties one could grow like this though. Or how much of a harvest one could expect in comparison.
I don’t know either, but the places where I’ve seen rice growing is on very steep mountainous areas where would have been jungle, and lots of rain. It’s deforested to make way for rice, and there’s not much else humans can use it for. So while people can comment it can be done without water, places like this I think it would be a challenge, especially when yeild is important to very poor farmers, and a huge population needs feeding.