and other pollutants that drain into the water. As a result, arsenic accumulates in the soil of paddy fields, and rice itself ...

AN additional pump will be placed at Number 43 Village, Corentyne, bringing the total there to three, to assist rice farmers within Johanna, Black Bush Polder ...

However, it is labor intensive and a drain on resources to produce ... and increased flooding events washing out rice fields, it's anticipated that the changing climate could reduce rice yields ...