Question

Write any five economic importance of rice.

Answer 1

Hint: The rice has its botanical name as Oryza sativa. This is called paddy seed, which is the main source of carbohydrate in our food. It is also known as a staple diet worldwide.

Complete answer:
The economic importance of rice is given below -
- Its effect on the global economy is huge. The densities of the agricultural population on Asia's rice- producing lands are among the highest in the world and continue to grow at a remarkable pace.
- Sake is an important Japanese alcoholic beverage prepared by rice fermentation.
- Bran is a significant Rice milling industry by- product. It is used as a fodder for cattle.
- Bran oil is used both as edible oil and for vanaspati preparation. It is also used in the garment industry, in the leather sector.
- Bran wax is a by- product of mining bran oil. It is used in the chocolate business and lipstick production.

Additional Information:
Rice is the most important food of half the world's population. In the eastern hemisphere in particular it is the staple meal. Rice farming is the only source of income for the majority of our country's people. Rice uses are numerous.
Other importance of rice are given below.
- Used as fuel from a paddy husk. It is also used for the production of bricks.
- Straw is used as cattle feed, in strawboard manufacturing and for hats, ties, mats, etc.
- Flattened parboiled rice is referred to as flaked rice. Flaked rice is also used to prepare various types of foodstuffs.
- Bio- diesel is now obtained from bran oil extracted from rice.

Note: Rice is the predominant tropical climate grain. This plant constitutes an annual herb. It is a member of Poaceae. The inflorescence is a panicle that contains several branches, each ending in a single grain. IR-8, ponni, kannagi, kavery, ganga, and so on are some of India's recent cultivated varieties.