Under the British, Lower Burma rapidly developed into the country's principal rice-growing and exporting region.
The principal rice-producing countries are China, India, Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma).
Situated on the left bank of the Hau Giang River, 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), it is an industrial centre and the largest city of the flat delta region of the Mekong River, which includes the Ca Mau Peninsula and the principal rice-growing areas of the country.
Evaporating capacity was identified as the principal factor responsible for head rice yield reduction: head rice yield is not affected by high drying temperatures if evaporating capacity remains low.
She was an assistant principal when Rice attended the school.
The towns of Orani, Samal, Abucay, Orion, and Limay are located along the eastern coastal plain, the principal agricultural (rice, corn [maize], sugarcane) district.
Add to that the recent ABC News investigation that uncovered dozens of meetings of the so-called National Security Council "Principals" - Rice, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Powell, Ashcroft - who micromanaged the interrogations of specific suspects from the Situation Room in the White House.
Principal crops include rice, coconuts, betel (areca nuts), fruits, and spices (such as turmeric).
During that year, the prices of the principal food staples — rice, corn, soybeans and wheat — effectively doubled throughout the world.
Agriculture dominates the provincial economy; principal products include rice, corn (maize), rubber, tobacco, palm oil, and copra (dried coconut meat).
