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  2. History of rice cultivation - Wikipedia

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    Ifugao culture revolves [71] [better source needed] around rice and the culture displays an elaborate array of celebrations linked with agricultural rites from rice cultivation to rice consumption. The harvest season generally calls for thanksgiving feasts, while the concluding harvest rites called tango or tungul (a day of rest ) entails a ...

  3. Rice - Wikipedia

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    Rice plant (Oryza sativa) with branched panicles containing many grains on each stem Rice grains of different varieties at the International Rice Research Institute. Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

  4. Built on backs of slaves: New mapping shows clearer picture ...

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    The project, led by a Yemassee-based wildlife foundation, illustrates the human cost of South Carolina’s slave rice culture. Built on backs of slaves: New mapping shows clearer picture of SC’s ...

  5. Rice as food - Wikipedia

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    Rice is commonly consumed as food around the world. It occurs in long-, medium-, and short-grained types. It is the staple food of over half the world's population.. Hazards associated with rice consumption include arsenic from the soil, and Bacillus cereus which can grow in poorly-stored cooked rice, and cause food poisoning.

  6. Rice production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rice was established in Arkansas in 1904, California in 1912, and the Mississippi Delta in 1942. [3] Rice cultivation in California in particular started during the California Gold Rush. It was introduced primarily for the consumption of about 40,000 Chinese laborers who were brought as immigrants to the state; only a small area was under rice ...

  7. A World Without Rice Would Be a World Without Culture - AOL

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    Rice is a critical source of food for billions of people, but the impact of climate change on the crop goes beyond its nutritional value.

  8. Five Grains - Wikipedia

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    The Longshan culture (c. 3000-2000 BC) displays more advanced sericulture and definite cities. [citation needed] In southern China, the Pengtoushan culture on the Yangtze River (c. 7500-6100 BC) has left rice farming tools at some locations, though not at the type site.

  9. Who are the Gullah Geechee people? Here is what you ... - AOL

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    That comes from the Gullah culture of preventing “haints” or ghosts from entering the home. The thought is that ghosts couldn’t cross the water, so the blue would mimic water.