RICE - Crossword Labs

3. High-Yield Varieties of rice are more susceptible to these than older rice varieties
4. As this rises, demand for rice increases
6. Over 70% of rice is produced in this type of small rice field
8. A threat to the rural labour force
11. An organism that can live without oxygen in the air
12. Irrigated rice requires more of this than other types of rice
14. This was once a common use for rice in parts of South-East Asia
16. The success of rice farming is inextricably linked to this
18. In many South-East Asian societies, this is a way of celebrating rice farming
19. Nutrient-rich soils are found in these environments
20. The rice plant is this type of plant
21. The stage of rice plant growth where the rice is sown before being transplanted

1. One place in the world where rice consumption is increasing
2. the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected
5. The growing of a single crop in an area
7. The natural or artificial features of an area
9. An example of a surface water which can be at risk of contamination from domestic and industry waste
10. Soil fertility across South-East Asia is the opposite of constant
13. The primary water source for rice farmers
15. A change in these preferences has reduced individual rice consumption
17. A cluster of flowers from which the rice grain develops
22. The world’s most important staple food