Transcript How is rice grown?

A comparison between rice in
different cultures
How is rice grown?
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In Asia, rice is mainly grown in flooded
fields, mainly due to weeds grow on land,
and the weeds usually tend to overtake
the rice. Rice can be grown on dry land,
but it takes away from the quality.
It is still planted by hand in most countries,
one at a time.
It usually takes 120 days for the rice to
mature
The United States form of Rice
production
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Rice fields are first leveled with lasers, and
the precise measurements are sent to a
land leveler.
Rice seeds are then put in water to
germinate before planting
Airplanes then drop the seeds into
flooded fields, and to get them in the
perfect place, they are guided by
satellite systems
Chinese Rice Myth
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“Rice was sold as a gift to the gods in lieu of
animals. It is believed that after the lands were
flooded, all living plants were destroyed.
Animals were scarce, making hunting difficult.
One day, a dog came abounding across a
field and as it approached the Chinese people,
they noticed its fur was covered with yellow
seeds. Not knowing what these seeds would
produce, they planted them and as a result,
rice grew”
Facts
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Rice is grown mostly in the southern regions due to
northern china’s climate is too mild
The worlds largest producer of rice
Rice is so important to them that they used to greet
one another by saying, “ Have you had your rice
today”
The third species of rice, called O. Rufipogon, is grown
in China
Invented a process that helped establish rice in China.
It involved puddling soil and then transplanting the
seedlings. It breaks down the soil within to trap the
water and then after six weeks, the seeds are
transported. This techniqueof transporting the seeds is
beneficial to the rice production in the long run.
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Staple food for 65% of India’s population
The way and the rate at which they grow
their rice is creating concern amount
scientists because they don’t feel as if it
could support the population
Estimated to date back to 2000 B.C
Rain plays a major part in the success of
India’s Rice production
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The production of rice needs to be
increased to keep up with the increasing
population
Rice production employs 70% of
population in rural areas
In 1984, Indonesia reached self sufficient
in rice production, but since then it has
had to resort back to importing rice with
foreign countries.
Popular in Eastern Islands
Facts
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Introduced in the early 1700’s in North
and South Carolina, as well as Georgia,
and was dependent of slave trade.
Most commonly grown rice is the
southern long grain rice.
Over half of the rice grown in the U.S. is
exported, and the largest domestic
industrial use of rice in the U.S. is for beer
Only grown in flooded fields, not on land
Rice: Religious uses
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In Buddhist Scriptures, rice is used as
an offering to the Gods
Buddhist story states that a women
named Sujata brought Buddha a
bowl of milk rice. Sujata received
praise for doing this, because
Buddha had not eaten anything for
49 days, and she was the first to offer
him food.
A Rice offering Mandala is used in a
ritual that symbolically offers the
universe. Rings are placed on top of
one another and they are filled with
rice and other offerings, followed by
prayers. It represents the mind and
body of Buddha.
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