rice farmer

collocation in English

meaningsofriceandfarmer

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfarmerorrice.
rice
noun[U]
uk
/raɪs/us
/raɪs/
the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten ...
See more atrice
farmer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mər/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
See more atfarmer

(Definition ofriceandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrice farmer

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The typicalricefarmerwas young, with more than half of the farmers being under 36 years old.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is also a water buffalo andricefarmer.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Occupational specialization in the village is low; virtually everyone is aricefarmerfirst.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
His father is a prosperousricefarmer, owning both a motorcycle and tractor.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The four remaining men return to their search, coming across aricefarmerthey learn of the area in which the plane crashed.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The son of aricefarmer, he was encouraged by his parents to work towards a career outside the farm.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As a dryricefarmer, the male head of a household annually clears a fresh section of tropical forest where his wife will plant and harvest their rice.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
We are not aware of rice farmers using benzothiadiazole successfully in commercial field situations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rice farmers are, however, often reluctant to follow these recommendations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Chemical elicitors of induced resistance may also allow rice farmers to manipulate the levels and timing of plant resistance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Irrigated rice farmers obtain their seed from formal sources as part of the package, while upland rice farmers do not have access to seed from formal sources.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Household-level data necessary to estimate the proportion of net rice buyers among rice farmers are not available from the other seven regions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rice farmers who practice wet seeding have to resort to using higher quantities of herbicides or more labourintensive hand weeding than farmers who transplant rice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Cocoa, coffee and rice farmers need credit for only nine months.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is also a celebration among rice farmers before the rice harvest.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In 1969 approximately 80 percent of rice farmers owned the land they cultivated, and the landholding for each family averaged slightly more than two hectares.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It does not come to a point like a rice farmer's hat, nor ride high on the head like a samurai's traveling hat.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Most rice farmers owned their own land and exchange labor between farmers was common.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The insecticides not only represent an environmental threat, but are a significant expenditure to poor rice farmers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Rice farmers become accustomed to spraying soon after planting, triggered by signs of the leaf folder moth, which appears early in the growing season.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofrice
Go to the definition offarmer
See other collocations withfarmer
See other collocations withrice