Abstract:The word "paddy" is derived from the Malay word padi, rice plant. Rice is the staple food of Asia and part of the pacific. Over 90 percent of the world's rice is produced and consumed in the Asia-pacific Region. With growing prosperity and urbanization, per capita rice consumption has started declining in the middle and high-income Asian countries like the republic of Korea and Japan. But, nearly one fourth of the Asian population is still poor and has considerable unmet demand for rice. It is in these countri… Show more
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