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2023-04-17 18:01:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 084973A22531B26DB153E1D753D9833DA85141BB7B9FD770513B065D74A69189
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Rice per se is not causing a 10 percent increase of greenhouse gases. Rice as a crop is efficient: the CO2 and Methane increases are caused by the burning made in "burning season", made after the harvest (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/how-chiang-mai-became-the-worlds-most-polluted-city). http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/ericeproduction/Importance_of_Rice.htm#:~:text=Rice%20provides%2021%25%20of%20global,carbohydrates%20are%20reduced%20by%20milling. https://twitter.com/Richmond_Lee/status/1647964155633102848
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