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State the geographical conditions required for the cultivation of rice.
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Answer
Rice needs a high temperature of about 24 °C throughout its growing period, heavy rainfall of over 100 cm or assured irrigation, and level land with a clayey or alluvial soil that can hold standing water. Cheap and abundant labour is also needed because much of the work is done by hand.
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Explanation
It is grown mainly in the north-eastern and coastal plains and the deltas.
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