PeopleEatRiceAllovertheWorld
Rice1.(believe) tohavebeenfirstgrowninChinaorpossiblysomewhereelseineasternAsiaaround10,000yearsago.2.earliestevidenceofricefarmingcomesfroma7,000year
oldsitenearthelowerYangtzeRivervillageofHemuduinZhejiangProvinceinChina.
Riceisakindoffoodwhichrequiresmuchlabor.Indevelopedcountries，
theplantingandharvestingisdone3.(most) withmachines.4.，inmuchoftheworld，
thesethingsarestilllargelydonebyhand.Ittakesonefarmer1,000to2,000workinghours5.(raise) aricecropon2.5acresofland.Thefactthatriceneedssomuchlabormeans6.(keep) alotofthepopulationontheland.
Riceisalsoacrop7.needoflotsofwater.ThewetricegrowninmostofAsianeedshotweatherafteraperiodofrainandconditionsprovidedbytherainyseasonsaffectmanyoftheplaces8.riceisgrown.
Ricestraws(稻秆) 9.(leave) inthefieldsaddnutrients(营养物)
tothesoilafterriceisharvested(收割)．Forthenextyear’scrop，
ricefarmerscanoftenenjoyagoodharvestbyaddinglittle10.nofertilizer(肥料)．
