In California, well-connected farmers grow rice in the desert, even as Los Angeles begs for water.

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Hardest hit were villages further up the valleys, where farmers grow rice, vegetables and corn on terraced plots.

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In Tanzania rainwater harvesting allows farmers to grow rice or vegetables instead of staples like sorghum and maize.

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If you have fertile soil and lots of rain, grow rice.

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After we landed, the farmer we met grumbled that he had to drill his well deeper each year so he could grow more rice in the dry lands.

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Alter Eco, which works directly with small-scale farmers who grow quinoa, rice, sugar and chocolate to help them institute Fair Trade.

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The current rice crop (farmers grow two a year) is half what it should be.

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Farmers in Goa last year found they spent 70 percent less on seed with SRI to grow up to twice as much rice.

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Farmers in many flood plains plant crops that grow underwater, such as deep water aman rice or jute.

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With a parting gift of a large, spherical rice cake to allow each child to grow a year older in peace, the Toshidon walk backwards out of the house and proceed to the next family.

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