Talk:Tag:landuse=paddy

Additional comments on the 'landuse=paddy' tag

Although I have developed the tag through in-depth research, investigation, and review, I often have doubts or questions about the 'paddy' tag because it is not widely discussed, debated, and agreed upon. Therefore, I would like to explain the background of the 'paddy' tag.
I hope you can fill in any gaps through discussion and review.
(Please understand that English is not my native language, so if there are any misunderstandings or confusing expressions, please correct them through discussion)

Why the 'paddy' tag is necessary

A 'rice paddy' (or rice field) is one of many forms of agricultural land, but it has distinct characteristics that make it different from other agricultural land.
Not only do 'rice paddies' cover a fairly large area of land around the world, but they are also a very important cultural element in some parts of the world.
They also have unique properties that make them different from other "farmland".
In other words, while "rice paddies" may be used briefly as other types of agricultural land, it is unlikely that other types of agricultural land will immediately become "rice paddies".
For comparison, an orchard or vineyard is a type of agricultural land, but it can be used as another type of agricultural land at any time as long as it stops growing crops, but in the case of rice paddies, other agricultural land cannot be used as rice paddies without changing the properties of the land.
Therefore, as long as it retains the basic properties of a rice field for most of the year, it should be considered as a rice field even if it is temporarily planted with other crops.
On the other hand, if you don't grow rice for several years, or if you can't maintain the properties of 'rice field', then you might want to change the tag.

About the properties of 'rice paddy'

A 'rice paddy' needs to be watered frequently throughout the growing season, so it must be irrigated or water-trapping, and in most cases, it must have some form of soil building at the beginning of the growing season to make it easier for the crop to take root.
Simply storing water in farmland is not a characteristic of 'rice paddies' - water-storing farmland is common for many other crops.
However, if you are growing 'rice', but it is different from the typical 'paddy', you could use the tag 'paddy' or simply label the generic 'farmland' with the crop you are growing instead.

And a few other things

• Irrigation: While irrigation is almost always required for a 'rice paddy', there are some cases where irrigation is not available (these are known as 'rainfed'.) For 'rice paddies' without irrigation, I have added the tag 'irrigated=*' to identify them as rainfed.
• Race: The rice grown on Earth is divided into two main races, with numerous subspecies under them. 'Javanica race' is included in the Japonica species according to the classification convention of the scientific community.
• The condition of the land: you can also use the tag 'surface=mud' for farmland that has a muddy surface so that you can always write 'rice paddy' regardless of whether it is a 'rice paddy' or not.
• The different types of farmland that grow rice are described in the 'Gallery' section. --깨몽/dreamy (talk) 07:57, 19 March 2024 (UTC)