Scenarios about 'rice cultivation'
Rice cultivation refers to the agricultural practice of growing rice, a cereal grain that serves as a primary food source for over half the world's population. The domestication of rice began over 10,000 years ago in Asia, subsequently spreading to diverse regions and developing numerous cultivation techniques including paddy fields, terracing, and dry farming. Rice farming has profoundly shaped cultural practices, social structures, and landscapes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas, often serving as a foundation for complex civilizations.
What If Asian Rice Cultivation Adopted Different Practices?
Exploring the alternate timeline where East Asian civilizations developed dry farming rice techniques rather than wet paddy agriculture, potentially reshaping the agricultural, social, and environmental development of Asia and beyond.