Tag:landuse=paddy
 landuse = paddy
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An area of farmland where the surface and shape of the ground is suitable for growing rice. 
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An area of farmland where the surface and shape of the ground is suitable for growing rice.
Due to the nature of rice crops affected by the season, there are cases where they are mixed or rotated. If the status of the field does not change and it continues to be used as a paddy field even when other crops are grown, the tag should be maintained.
If it is planting rice without knowing the condition of the land surface, irrigation, etc., it might just use crop=rice. E.g. dry-field rice or upland rice, etc.
How to map
Draw an area
around the boundaries of the rice paddy, and tag with landuse=paddy.
Additional tags
- name=* - If it's run by an agriculture-related agency or organization, it may have a name.
- operator=* - Indicates an agricultural operation or organization. Places run by individuals do not need to be described.
- irrigated=* - Used to indicate whether the paddy is irrigated or not. Typically, a wetted rice paddy might have irrigated=yes. An irrigated=no tag can be appended to rainfed paddy fields that are not irrigated.
- rice:race=* - Use with the 'crop=rice' tag to indicate the geographical race of the rice. There are two main families, the 'Japonica race' (rice:race=Japonica) and the 'Indica race' (rice:race=Indica)[1]. The 'Javanica race' is included in the 'Japonica race'.
Proposed rendering
Gallery
Path in the countryside with trees and paddy fields, of blond color with cut rice on the left and still green on the right
Rice farmers harvesting rice in Gambian fields.
Terraced paddy fields, Sonla, Vietnam
The Batad Rice Terraces' stairway to heaven
Two farmers driving a tractor towing a raft loaded with green rice sheaves to be planted in a paddy field
Planting the rice
Rice growing on dry land
Upland rice growing on a steep slope where forest had recently been cut and burned.
See also
- crop=rice - This can be used to indicate that the crop grown is '
rice'. If you are growing 'rice' on dry land, you might not use the 'landuse=paddy' tag, just the 'crop=rice' tag. - landuse=farmland + farmland=*
- surface=mud - It can be used where the condition of the land surface has been artificially made muddy.
- irrigated=* - It can be added to indicate that the land is dependent on irrigation.
- irrigation=flooded
- usage=irrigation - Artificial waterways which bring water to agriculture fields or facilities
- taxon=*