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Features of the Goan farming landscape -1

Features of the Goan farming landscape -1. Flat and fertile, every suitable piece of land is used for farming. Rice is by far the dominant crop. Features of the farming landscape - 2. The typical patchwork pattern of paddy (or padi) fields, separated by

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Features of the Goan farming landscape -1

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  1. Features of the Goan farming landscape -1 Flat and fertile, every suitable piece of land is used for farming. Rice is by far the dominant crop.

  2. Features of the farming landscape - 2 The typical patchwork pattern of paddy (or padi) fields, separated by low mud walls, known as bunds in India.

  3. Features of the farming landscape - 3 One of the busiest times on the land is when the rice seedlings are transplanted from the nurseries into the paddy fields. In most areas much of the work is still done by hand, with basic tools.

  4. Features of the farming landscape - 4 Water buffalo in a flooded paddy field. These animals are a common sight, pulling ploughs and other farm implements.

  5. Features of the farming landscape - 5 The people from the numerous small villages are subsistence farmers, producing almost all their own food. Anything extra is sold at the local market.

  6. Features of the farming landscape - 6 As well as crops, some cattle are kept to provide milk. Chickens and other poultry may also be kept, along with pigs.

  7. Rice terraces cling to hillsides throughout South East Asia

  8. Trees, such as the Coconut Palm, provide a wide range of useful by-products Note the hillsides are terraced to provide areas of flat land for farming. Features of the landscape 7 - terraces Villages are often small and scattered Rivers are often diverted into irrigation systems The land is often fragmented into dozens of small fields, owned by different families Much of the work is still done by hand Animals such as water buffalo are still widely used to pull ploughs and other farm implements.

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