North Korean people work at a rice field at North Korea's propaganda village Kaepoong, in this picture taken from the Unification Observation Platform, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A family walks in the rice fields after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Hualien on September 18, Taiwan, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Nallathambi Mahendran, 67, a farmer, gestures to show the ideal height of paddy plants in his fields, amid the country's worst economic crisis, in Kilinochchi district, Sri Lanka July 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Devjyot Ghoshal 

A farm worker drives a harvester through paddy fields, amid the country's worst economic crisis, in Kilinochchi district, Sri Lanka July 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Devjyot Ghoshal 

Nallathambi Mahendran, 67, a farmer, walks through his paddy field, amid the country's worst economic crisis, in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka July 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Devjyot Ghoshal 

A farmer shows rice grains after harvesting it from a field in Najaf, Iraq July 20, 2022. Rice farmers struggle to get the good crop as a result of droughts and lack of rainfall. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani 

A farmer shows rice grains after harvesting it from a field in Najaf, Iraq July 20, 2022. Rice farmers struggle to get the good crop as a result of droughts and lack of rainfall. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani 

A farmer cultivates rice plants in a rice field in Najaf, Iraq July 20, 2022. Rice farmers struggle to get the good crop as a result of droughts and lack of rainfall. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani 

A worker loads rice after collection from a field, in the rice mill in Najaf, Iraq July 20, 2022. Rice farmers struggle to get the good crop as a result of droughts and lack of rainfall. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani 

Farmers cultivate rice plants in a rice field in Najaf, Iraq July 20, 2022. Rice farmers struggle to get the good crop as a result of droughts and lack of rainfall. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani 

A North Korean man works on a rice field at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool 

ATTENTION EDITORS - CAPTION CORRECTION FOR RC2J5U9NVMBU. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. REUTERS. REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION Rice farmer Kazuyuki Oshino chats with his son-in-law at a rice field, in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan May 12, 2022. Picture taken May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Leussink TEMPLATE OUT 

A damaged rice field affected by drought is pictured in Candia Lomellina, Italy June 24, 2022. Picture taken June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Lucrezia Lozza 

A damaged rice field affected by drought is pictured in Candia Lomellina, Italy June 24, 2022. Picture taken June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Lucrezia Lozza 

Rice farmer Luigi Ferraris, 56, shows water gauge in his damaged rice field affected by drought in Mortara, Italy June 24, 2022. Picture taken June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Lucrezia Lozza 

A damaged soy field affected by salty seawater flowing into drought-hit River Po is pictured in Porto Tolle, Italy June 23, 2022. Picture taken 23, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

North Korean people work on a rice field near a guard post, seen in this picture taken from an observation post near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

North Korean people work on a rice field near a guard post seen in this picture taken from an observation post near the demilitarised zone separating two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A North Korean man works on a rice field in this picture taken from an observation post near the demilitarised zone separating two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

North Korean people work on a rice field in this picture taken from an observation post near the demilitarised zone separating two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Rice farmer Kazuyuki Oshino chats with his son-in-law at a rice field, in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan May 12, 2022. Picture taken May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Leussink REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

A farmer works in a rice field in Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan May 11, 2022. Picture taken May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Leussink 

A worker at a paddy field prepares to carry bags of disposed rice husks before burning them in a traditional kiln to produce organic fertilizer, following renewed interest in organic fertilizer as global prices for chemical inputs skyrocket due to the war in Ukraine, in Mwea, Kenya April 6, 2022. Picture taken April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Jordan Colby, a researcher with the University of California Davis, measures baby salmon in a flooded rice field in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino 

A flooded rice field with fish cages containing baby salmon is seen in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino 

A researcher works in flooded rice field with fish cages containing baby salmon in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino 

A researcher from University of California, Davis inspects a water gate at a flooded rice field, as part of a joint project between ecologists and rice farmers trying to reclaim the great flood plains of the Sacramento River for salmon habitat, in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A researcher from University of California, Davis walks along a flooded rice field, as part of a joint project between ecologists and rice farmers trying to reclaim the great flood plains of the Sacramento River for salmon habitat, in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Cages containing hatchery salmon are seen at flooded rice fields, as part of a joint project between ecologists and rice farmers trying to reclaim the great flood plains of the Sacramento River for salmon habitat, in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Hatchery salmon are seen in a tank at a flooded rice field, as part of a joint project between ecologists and rice farmers trying to reclaim the great flood plains of the Sacramento River for salmon habitat, in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Alexandra Wampler, a masters student at the University of California Davis (UC Davis), and Derrick Alcott, postdoctoral researcher at UC Davis, measure baby salmon in a flooded rice field in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino 

Researchers from University of California, Davis measure the size of hatchery salmon at a flooded rice field, as part of a joint project between ecologists and rice farmers trying to reclaim the great flood plains of the Sacramento River for salmon habitat, in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A researcher from University of California, Davis measures the size of hatchery salmon at a flooded rice field, as part of a joint project between ecologists and rice farmers trying to reclaim the great flood plains of the Sacramento River for salmon habitat, in Robbins, California, U.S., February 4, 2022. Picture taken February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A farmer collects paddy during harvest day at a rice field in Candipuro district, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Farmers collect paddy during harvest day at a rice field in Candipuro district, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Farmers collect paddy during harvest day at a rice field in Candipuro district, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Visitors stand near exhibits of rice paddy fields and a screen showing an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

A dog is seen on a rice field in which stubble was burnt, in Gharaunda in the northern state of Haryana, India, November 9, 2021. Picture taken November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Farm labourers mulch rice paddy straws on a field in Gharaunda in the northern state of Haryana, India, November 9, 2021. Picture taken November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A man operates a machine carrying salt in Punta de la Banya, close to Poble Nou del Delta, Spain, October 14, 2021. The fear of extreme weather wiping out the delta crystallized in January 2020 when storm Gloria flooded around 3,000 hectares of rice fields and submerged a thin strip connecting the mainland to the delta's southern peninsula, which has a major salt plain dating back to the 1700s. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, a farmer, uses binoculars to view birds after a day of work harvesting rice in his fields in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 14, 2021. Ferrer takes pride in being a fourth-generation rice farmer, and although he has discussed with his wife the possibility of moving inland, he is participating in a local project to grow high salinity-resistant rice. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Rice fields are seen after harvesting in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 14, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Rice fields are seen after harvesting in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 14, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A farmer drives a truck for maintenance and conditioning of a rice field belonging to the Joan Ferrer's family, after its been harvested in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 13, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The family house of Joan Ferrer stands in flood water after storm Gloria in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, February, 2020. The fear of extreme weather wiping out the delta crystallized in January 2020 when storm Gloria flooded around 3,000 hectares of rice fields. The storm flooded Joan Ferrer's rice fields 3 km inland, costing him nearly 15,000 euros. REUTERS/Joan Ferrer SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Vicent Cebolla Franch, 27, a worker at the Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology, harvests rice fields, in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, a farmer, washes his feet after harvesting rice in his fields in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. Ferrer takes pride in being a fourth-generation rice farmer, and although he has discussed with his wife the possibility of moving inland, he is participating in a local project to grow high salinity-resistant rice. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Grains of rice are loaded onto a truck in a rice field belonging to the family of Joan Ferrer in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Didac Bertomeu, 21, a worker at the Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology, harvests rice fields, in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

The family home of Joan Ferrer stands in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. The fear of extreme weather wiping out the delta crystallized in January 2020 when storm Gloria flooded around 3,000 hectares of rice fields. The storm flooded Joan Ferrer's rice fields 3 km inland, costing him nearly 15,000 euros. REUTERS/Joan Ferrer SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, Josep Ibeas, 33, and his father Fernando Ibeas, 72, chat before harvesting rice on their fields in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. Ferrer takes pride in being a fourth-generation rice farmer, and although he has discussed with his wife the possibility of moving inland, he is participating in a local project to grow high salinity-resistant rice. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Vicent Cebolla Franch, 27, and Joan Didac Bertomeu, 21, workers for the Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology, harvest rice fields, in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, a farmer, walks barefoot through his rice field collecting samples for the Institute for Agri-food Research and Technology who will examine whether the humidity is optimal for the harvest, in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. Ferrer takes pride in being a fourth-generation rice farmer, and although he has discussed with his wife the possibility of moving inland, he is participating in a local project to grow high salinity-resistant rice. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A farmer drives harvesting machinery across rice fields belonging to the family of Joan Ferrer in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Farmers eat breakfast before harvesting a rice field belonging to the family of Joan Ferrer in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, a farmer, removes an apple snail (Caracol de Manzana) before harvesting rice in his fields in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A bird dives for food as a rice field belonging to the family of Joan Ferrer is harvested in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, a farmer, talks with Jordi during harvesting on his family's fields in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. Ferrer takes pride in being a fourth-generation rice farmer, and although he has discussed with his wife the possibility of moving inland, he is participating in a local project to grow high salinity-resistant rice. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A worker stands behind harvesting machinery in a rice field belonging to the family of Joan Ferrer in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Joan Ferrer, 32, a farmer, watches Jordi working harvesting machinery in a rice field belonging to his family in the Ebro Delta, Deltebre, Spain, October 5, 2021. With rising seas threatening to engulf low-lying shores, the government aims to buy 832 hectares of private land in the Ebro Delta in what would be Europe's largest climate-related land buyouts to date. It has prompted strong opposition from farmers in the Ebro Delta - where 62,000 people live and lucrative rice fields account for 65 percent of the area. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE EBRO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES