1.   Brackish effluent from the farms has been blamed for polluting fresh water on which rice production depends, particularly in the south of the country.

2.   An example is rice production.

3.   Flooding the fields for rice production kills insects and diseases and helps the soil rejuvenate itself, but sugar cane is more profitable.

4.   He said there had been no growth in rice production in Asia in four years.

5.   In traditional agrarian Japan, families grouped tightly as a hamlet or village to manage rice production and irrigation.

6.   The official also called for improved rice production.

7.   These wells and pumps not only have helped the country to become self-sufficient in rice production, but have saved millions of people from disease and death.

8.   Today, because of increasing rice production and growing consumer demand, the rice section of many supermarkets is complex and expanding.

9.   An institute statement said rice production has been declining on irrigated farms in Asia but did not provide figures.

10.   Claiming land for industrial projects has caused agricultural production to fall at the cost of losing self sufficiency in rice production.