Rice: Cultivation

• Oryza: 2 cultived/22 wild species

• Oryza sativa>Asia>Global

• Oryza glaberrima>W. Africa only

www.afd.be/~plant-ch/riz/conaiss/AGriz.htm

This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded under the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This solution is copyrighted by the institution that created it. Internal use by an organization and/or personal use by an individual for non-commercial purposes is permissible. All other uses require the prior authorization of the copyright owner.

Rice: Cultivation• Adaptable• By seed or

seedling• Japonica varieties>

grow any time• Indica varieties>

depend on daylight hours

Rice: Cultivation

www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/field/commrice/rdp/rdp3.htm

Lowland rain-fed riceSierra Leone

http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/health/exer/exer1ricefield.html

Irrigated lowland rice in Sacramento, California

Rice: Cultivation

http://pastoral-food-security.blogspot.com/

Deep water or floating rice in Niger River, Africa

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/tropical/lecture_20/lec_20.html

Dry-land rice being plowed in Ceylon

The 2000-year-old Banauer Rice Terraces, The Philippines

Rice: Harvesting

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461538746_761573214_-1_1/rice_harvest_indonesia.html

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461538746_761573214_-1_1/rice_harvest_indonesia.html

Threshing rice in Bali

Modern combiner harvesting rice in Australia

www.chiangmai1.com/chiang_mai/sub/rice_cultivation.shtml

Harvesting by hand in Thailand

Rice: Processing

http://image20.webshots.com/20/1/36/21/205513621rNnPMJ_ph.jpg

Mechanical rice dryers

http://pjspictures.me.uk/images/M_Rice%20drying.jpg

Rice drying on pavement in Madagascar

Rice: Storage

www.pbase.com/richards1052/image/19083098

www.patumricemill.thailand.com/

Modern rice granary in Thailand

Ancient rice storage hut in Bali, still in use

Rice: Processing

Rice in husk

www.flickr.com/photos/28394327@N00/3144843372

www.flickr.com/photos/28394327@N00/3144843372

Hand mill in Thailand

Mortar and pestle, Thailand

Rice: Processing

www.sriramalingeswara.com/Quality.html

Rice: Processing

Hulling

Cleaning

Rice: Processing

www.buhlergroup.com/44150EN.htm

www.buhlergroup.com/44151EN.htm?grp=60

Whitening, polishing

Grading