Rice

Rice is one of the world's most important crops and accounts for a fifth of the world's caloric consumption.http://www.sunrice.com.au/index.php?nodeId=307 Rice is a grain from the family of grasses, grown worldwide, usually in flooded fields. The flooding of rice fields helps to kill Weeds, but can damage the rice if it remains submerged for long periods of time. Scientists at the University of California-Davis have developed a strain of rice that resists flood damage, which could potentially save the estimated 4 million tons of rice that are lost each year due to flooding.CNN: Fighting hunger with flood-tolerant rice (January 29, 2009)

Rice before it is polished is called brown rice. This type of rice can be consumed and is more nutritious than polished white rice, although it takes about twice as long to cook. White rice comes in many forms. Some of the more popular types are long grain, medium grain, Arborio, Basmati, and Jasmine rice. Converted rice is white rice to which additional nutrients have been added.Cook's Thesaurus: Rice

The Philippines, a predominantly rice-eating developing country, can save more than $200 million each year if all Filipinos finish all the rice they put on their plates. According to the Philippine Rice Research Institute, Filipinos on average waste a total of 3 tablespoons of rice every day.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=609106&publicationSubCategoryId=77 This may not seem a lot, but the country is approaching 100 million people in population.