Rice is expensive!
Did you know that to grow $1 worth of rice in Australia needs over 1700 litres of water?
That is a lot of water for a small amount of food. I’m not sure how much water it takes in other countries but it is less than Australia because they grow rice in wet areas - we grow it closer to the desert than the coast.
Maybe some scientists could find a way to grow rice with less water? Or maybe we need to find better places to grow it?
I wonder if brown rice is better because it uses less water in processing?
Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under general, junior water, saving water.
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