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100 Years of Rice - Part 2: A new way of farming
Season 1
Episode 8
Published 1 year ago
Description
For an industry built on irrigation, modern Australian rice growers have become the most water efficient in the world using 50% less water than their international competitors and producing 50% more rice per megalitre than they did 25 years ago.
And the improvements are set to keep on coming as new varieties and agronomic practices transform the farming landscape.