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Rice crop requires climate, soil, water, fertilizers, good seeds and machinery. In India, the second crop for rice is grown through the winter which is not much
by zkmon 1y ago
Rice crop requires climate, soil, water, fertilizers, good seeds and machinery. In India, the second crop for rice is grown through the winter which is not much warmer than British summer. Also England has black soils with less sand, which are good for rice. Looks like all conditions are met.
- dotancohen 1y agoIsn't rice very labor-intensive? Didn't the Brits just recently get rid of their cheap(er) labor?
- eru 1y agoWell, if they keep up their economic policies, the price of labour will drop all by itself.
- rob_c 1y agoDon't worry, Id cards will fix it
- zkmon 1y agoRecent advances in farm machinery reduced dependency on labour significantly, even in Asian villages. I was shocked to see drones doing fertilizer and pesticide spraying in the remote villages that do not even have proper roads and drinking water.
- dotancohen 1y agoWhich country was this? Thailand?
- zkmon 1y agoIndia. The drones (and other farm machinery) are operated on rental, not owned by farmers. There is hardly any farm worker available in villages, due to migration to towns and cities.