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Studies have shown that climate change is already having a significant impact on rice agriculture with the increase of extreme events such as heat or dry spells. [6] These changes represent a serious concern for growers and may become a source of the vulnerability of the crop production system and pose a threat to national food security. [ 7 ]
Other applications have been developed to promote provision of crop insurance through input dealers, for example. [ 31 ] ICTs are also being used to strengthen the capacity of agricultural extension officers and NGO field staff to reach farmers with timely and accurate information and, at the same time, help capture data from the field.
Farm and fields in Mäntyharju, eastern Finland. Agriculture in Finland is characterized by the northern climate and self-sufficiency in most major agricultural products. Its economic role is declining in terms of GNP and employment in primary production, but together with the food industry and forestry with which it is linked, it forms a significant part of the Finnish economy.
"The Poetics of American Agriculture: The United States Rice Industry in International Perspective." Agriculture and Rural Connections in the Pacific (Routledge, 2017) pp. 345–368. Miller, Bonnie M. "Race and Region: Tracing the Cultural Pathways of Rice Consumption in the United States, 1680-1960." Global Food History 5.3 (2019): 183–203.
Land is a vital asset in ensuring food security, and among the nine main food crops in Tanzania are maize, sorghum, millet, rice, wheat, beans, cassava, potatoes, and bananas. The agricultural industry makes a large contribution to the country's foreign exchange earnings, with more than US$1 billion in earnings from cash crop exports. [4]
Agriculture in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the main industry in the country, accounting for 60 percent of the GDP and employing some 65 percent of the labour force. [1] Burma was once Asia's largest exporter of rice , [ 2 ] and rice remains the country's most crucial agricultural commodity.