Wet rice cultivation started off in China, although the oldest paddy field excavated was found in Korea. There is archaeological evidence that Unhusked rice was stored for military and for burial from Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty.
Paddy farming started thousands of years ago in Korea and were found in low-lying narrow gullies that were naturally swampy and fed by the local steam system. Some of them were found on flat land and were made of many squares and rectangles separated by bunds (oh... Remember them?)approximately 10 cm in height, while terraced ones were long irregular shapes that followed the natural contours of land at various levels.
Farmers then used all of the elements found in today's farming such as bund, terracing and canals. However, their tools were made of wood rather than iron and iron tools were not introduced until 200 BC.
Yep! That's basically the summarized version of the category under 'history' in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_field.
Oh ya! Before I forget the word 'padi' is actually a Malay word that means 'rice plant'. The word 'paddy' we use today came from the word.
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What will happen if we do paddy farming on plateaus? Will it grow well as well?
ReplyDeleteCorinne :)
Hey Corinne! ;)
ReplyDeleteI think the answer depends on where the plateaus are found. There are temperate plateaus, as well as dry climate plateaus and tropical plateaus. I did a little research and found out that paddy fields in India (which has a tropical climate) are actually a common sight! Moreover, India is the 2nd largest exporter of rice, which means that there is a lot of output. So yes, growing paddy fields on plateaus actually work… Cool!
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Joanne