Rice. Precious commodity
Description
A staple for over half the world, rice is truly a precious commodity. This program looks at the ubiquitous grain from all angles, offering concise sections on its history, biology, primary production, processing, marketing, and the environmental impact of its farming. In addition, the program highlights the creation of miracle rice strains through breeding or genetic modification and summarizes health and safety issues concerning rice farming and processing. A summary of information follows each section.
Runtime
31 min
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Nature (209)
- Environmental geography (78)
- Food supply (151)
- Plant anatomy (23)
- Food (360)
- Water (318)
- Food handling (80)
- Plants (88)
- Plant physiology (14)
- Interdisciplinary approach in education (54)
- Biosphere (76)
- Land use (186)
- Economics (3707)
- Food security (55)
- Human ecology (350)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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