Rice is the primary staple food crop of Asia, where 60% of world's population resides. It is
the second most widely cultivated crop in the world after maize and is grown in 115 …

Rice is the staple food for more than 50% of the population across the globe. As a labour-
intensive crop, the rice cultivation provides livelihood and employment to millions of people …

Rice is the most important cereal food crop of India. It occupies about 23.3% of gross
cropped area of the country and plays vital role in the national food grain supply. Rice …

Rice, the world's most important food crop, has been grown for more than 6000 years in
South Asia. Wild rice, however, grew in the Himalayas 15,000-16,000 years back. Currently …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple food crops in the world. In Asia,
more than two billion people are getting 60-70 percent of their energy requirement from rice …

Rice is the single largest food source of the country contributing 30-76% of calorie
requirement to more than 70% of Indian population. India has the world's largest area under …

The global warming phenomenon is closely related to the rise in greenhouse gas (GHGs)
emissions such as CO2, CH4 and N2O that contribute to global warming at a share of 60, 20 …

Rice production in Punjab has increased 23 times in the past seven decades, mainly due to
increased grain yield rather than increased planting area. This increase has come from the …

Increase in climatic variations and extreme weather events in the recent past have exerted
significant effect on crop productivity over different regions on earth. Such aberrations and …

Rice is one of the most important staple crops for Indian society. India has the world's largest
area of rice cultivation (44 million ha) and it is the second largest rice producing country in …