Agriculture _ Rice Cultivation in India

Did you know that rice is actually a grass and we eat its seed? Rice is the main food crop in most parts of the world. It forms the staple food for many people in India too. The most common method of growing rice is by transplantation. This method is practised in areas where the soil is very fertile and there is plenty of rainfall. This is the reason why rice is mainly grown in regions which receive heavy rainfall and have fertile soil. To make sure sufficient water is available to rice plant, most farmers maintain flooded conditions in their fields. This is achieved through various irrigation methods used to supply water to the rice cultivation fields. Flooded fields are maintained in regions which do not receive plenty of rainfall. Transplanting of rice is a very difficult process as the work is done by hands. The seeds are sown and seedlings are prepared. These seedlings are then uprooted after about 4-5 weeks and planted in a flooded field. Rice can be grown on flat lands and the slopes of mountains or hills. In hilly areas, rice is cultivated through terrace farming. In this type of farming, the slopes of a hill are cut into steps and then rice is grown on them. These steps hold the water which is required for the growth of crops. After the rice plants are fully grown, they are harvested with the help of machines. The crops are cut and the seeds are separated with the help of machines. In India, some farmers still use simple hand tools like sickles and knives to cut the crop. This requires a lot of time and labour. Now you know transplanting is an important process in rice cultivation. Can you find out about the different methods involved in the cultivation of other food crops? This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com