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Rice as a plant
Parts of the rice plant
Growth phases
Rice species
Cultivated rice species
Wild rice
Zizania
Rice as a crop
Where is rice grown?
What types of rice are grown?
How is rice grown
What happens after harvest?
Rice productivity
Who grows rice
Rice as commodity
International rice market/trade
National rice markets
Non-edible rice products
Rice as food
The global staple
White and brown rice
Quality factors
Nutritional content
Cooking methods
Other rice products
Challenges
Food security
Poverty alleviation
Shrinking resources
Climate change
Gender and equity
Culture
History of rice cultivation
Rice around the world
Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Africa
North America
Europe
Rice Management
Lead Centers
AfricaRice for Africa
IRRI for Asia
CIAT for Latin America
Home
Rice as a plant
— Parts of the rice plant
— Growth phases
— Rice species
—— Cultivated rice species
—— Wild rice
—— Zizania
Rice as a crop
— Where is rice grown?
— What types of rice are grown?
— How is rice grown
— What happens after harvest?
— Rice productivity
— Who grows rice
Rice as commodity
— International rice market/trade
— National rice markets
— Non-edible rice products
Rice as food
— The global staple
— White and brown rice
— Quality factors
— Nutritional content
— Cooking methods
— Other rice products
Challenges
— Food security
— Poverty alleviation
— Shrinking resources
— Climate change
— Gender and equity
Culture
— History of rice cultivation
Rice around the world
— Asia
— Latin America and the Caribbean
— Africa
— North America
— Europe
Rice Management
Lead Centers
— AfricaRice for Africa
— IRRI for Asia
— CIAT for Latin America
Growth phases
All information on this site can be found in the Rice Almanac
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Main sources of information
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
World Rice Statistics
International Rice Research Institute
If you want to learn more, please read the Rice Almanac. You can purchase it on Kindle or download for free as a PDF.
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