2. Rice, a member of the family Poaceae,
is one of the three leading crops in the
world and has a variety of uses. People
have used rice to make snacks,
desserts, main courses, alcoholic
beverages and special foods for
religious ceremonies. As a nutrition
source, rice is abundant in
carbohydrates while being low in
nitrogenous matter and fat . Rice is the
most important staple food in Asia.
3. Rice is the seed of
the monocot plants Oryza
sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza
glaberrima (African rice). As
a cereal grain, it is the most
widely consumed staple food for
a large part of the world's
human population, especially in
Asia. It is the grain with the
second-highest worldwide
production, after maize (corn),
according to data for 2010.[1]
6. Because of high domestic
consumption of rice in rice-producing
countries, the economic importance
of rice differs from that of traditional
exports. Worldwide, only 5-6% of rice
is exported.
16. According to the Bureau of
Agricultural Statistics, these are the
Top 10 Rice-Producing Provinces as
of 2011.
1. Nueva Ecija – 1,313,487 metric
tons
2. Isabela – 1, 068,275 metric tons
3. Iloilo – 959,270 metric tons
4. Pangasinan – 958,270 metric tons
5. Cagayan – 784,622 metric tons
6. Camarines Sur – 570,322 metric
tons
7. Leyte – 526,762 metric tons
