WHAT IS RICE?
More than 40% of the world's population depends on rice for its major source of food.Rice is a plant that is used for food. Rice can be naturally grown in the wild or you can grow it and harvest it on paddy fields or anywhere that has a lot of water. Rice is a member of the grass family so it is related to wheat, oats, barley and so on. Rice is a yearly plant which means it finishes growing in an year. Rice can grow up to about one meter tall when it is fully grown. Rice is a summer plant and Australia has the space to produce one million tonnes per year. Rice is a type of grain that contains lots of vitamins and minerals that are really really healthy for people. Rice is a staple food which means that it is a food that is often eaten as dinner. More than 40% of the world's population depends on rice for its major source of food. Rice need a lot of water,in fact you need 1,400 liters to produce just 1 kilogram of rice.
More than 40% of the world's population depends on rice for its major source of food.Rice is a plant that is used for food. Rice can be naturally grown in the wild or you can grow it and harvest it on paddy fields or anywhere that has a lot of water. Rice is a member of the grass family so it is related to wheat, oats, barley and so on. Rice is a yearly plant which means it finishes growing in an year. Rice can grow up to about one meter tall when it is fully grown. Rice is a summer plant and Australia has the space to produce one million tonnes per year. Rice is a type of grain that contains lots of vitamins and minerals that are really really healthy for people. Rice is a staple food which means that it is a food that is often eaten as dinner. More than 40% of the world's population depends on rice for its major source of food. Rice need a lot of water,in fact you need 1,400 liters to produce just 1 kilogram of rice.
- HISTORY OF RICE
- Rice has fed more people over a longer period of time than any other crop. 2500 B.C., rice has been documented in the history books as a source of food and for tradition as well.