Question

With reference to rice cultivation answer the following:
(i) Why does the cultivation of rice requires a lot of manual labour?
(ii) Mention two geographical conditions which suit the cultivation of rice.

Answer 1

• The cultivation of rice requires a lot of manual labour because of several reasons like land preparation, water management , seed management, manual sowing, nutrient management, manual harvesting and manual threshing.
• 16°C – 27°C of temperature and rainfall of 100 cms to 200 cms are the ideal conditions for growing rice.