Rice grown using seawater in Dubai’s deserts

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The high yield reported– 7,500kg per hectare compared with the global average of 3,000kg per hectare – has encouraged scientists to expand the project. They now plan to set up a 100-hectare experimental farm later this year, put it into regular use next year and then start expanding after 2020.

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2148684/comingplate-near-you-soon-rice-grown-chinese-scientists-using