Greenhouse gas emissions from rice
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Rice provides the staple food for over 60% of the world’s population. Globally 80% of rice is grown by small farmers in low income and developing nations, and in India rice farming is a key source of employment for the 60% of Indian workers still dependent on agriculture for work. Yet rice production is also an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, for example responsible for between 3 and 8 times the emissions of wheat, due largely to the methane emitted from flooded paddy fields, and the energy needed for pumping water.
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