SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
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Question
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Many people believe growing rice is not a sustainable use of Australia’s river water
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A large part of Australia would not be able to support a crop such as rice because its dry soils and low rainfalls could not sustain the amount of water needed for a good crop yield
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Supporters of the rice industry believe rice is a valuable export crop
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Australian rice fields produce more rice than those in China
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Detailed explanation-1: -Australian rice is grown in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Valleys of southern New South Wales, collectively known as the Riverina. There are also small areas grown in northern Victoria and in the tropics of north Queensland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rice has to be flooded and is only grown in Australia in wet years. Dr Craswell said it was smarter to let the water flow right through the system in wet years instead of using it to irrigate rice. There has not been a significant rice crop in five years because of the drought.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chinese miners brought rice seeds to Australia in the 1850s, and a rice mill was established in North Queensland in 1888, but the cultivation of rice in the area was soon largely abandoned in favour of sugar cane. Takasuka made the first serious attempt at rice cultivation in south-eastern Australia.