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According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, rice production in Bangladesh reached about 39.1 million tonnes in the fiscal year 2022–23 (FY23), [12] while rice imports were around 1.05 million tonnes, a notable decline from 2.65 million tonnes in 2021. [11] [13]
Rice production by country (2019) This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457 [1] metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.
Basmati rice has a typical pandan-like (Pandanus amaryllifolius leaf) flavour caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline. [31] Basmati grains contain about 0.09 ppm of this aromatic chemical compound naturally, a level that is about 12 times as much as non-basmati rice varieties, giving basmati its distinctive fragrance and flavour. [32]
Rice plantation in Ghana. The main food crops are corn, yams, cassava and other root crops. Despite government efforts to encourage farmers to switch to production of staples, total food production fell by an average of 2.7 percent per year between 1971–73 and 1981–83. By 1983 Ghana was self-sufficient in only one staple food crop—plantains.
It is a low yielding rice (1.9 ton/ha). The grains are short (5.5 mm) and wide (2.2 mm) compared to the well known basmati rice. Both varieties have similar degree of fragrance. [4] The variety is therefore included in the class of Aromatic rice such as Basmati. [5] The short cooked grains have a tendency to break easily and stick together.
Its export has enhanced India's annual basmati foreign exchange earning from ₹50000 million in 2009 to ₹264165.382 million (US$3,540.4 million) in 2021–22 [8] Pusa 1121 has major export share of ~70%. Pusa Basmati 1121 is widely recognised as the world's longest grain rice and is grown and traded widely in the neighbouring Pakistan. [9]
After the Independence of Bangladesh, the Ministry of Food & Civil supplies was created, of which the Directorate General of Food was a department. [5] The Directorate is now part of the Ministry of Food, which was created as part of a government reorganisation in 2012.
Basmati and premium non-basmati rice grows in Punjab and Haryana region of India, such as: [15] [16] [17] Traditional Basmati Rice; Basmati 30,31; PUSA Basmati Rice; 1121 Basmati Rice; 1509 Basmati Rice; 1718 Basmati Rice; Sugandha Rice; Sharbati Rice; RH-10 Rice; Parmal 11 or PR11 Rice; Parmal 14 or PR14 Rice; Parmal 47 or PR 47 Rice; Parmal ...