Nine varieties including risotto, basmati and sushi rice were grown in rewetted peat soils near Ely, as part of a project bringing farmers together with scientists from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

The trials aim to see which food and bioenergy crops can thrive in waterlogged UK conditions - maintaining farm incomes while reducing carbon emissions from degraded peatlands.

The fertile Cambridgeshire Fens is a vital area for agriculture, producing crops worth around £1.2bn per year including a third of the nation's fresh vegetables.

But it is also a hotspot for greenhouse gas........

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