Rice is a type of grain that is a staple food for many people in Asia and Africa. It comes from a plant called Oryza sativa or sometimes O. glaberrima. Asian rice was domesticated in China a long time ago, while African rice was domesticated in Africa more recently. Rice is eaten by a lot of different cultures around the world. In 2021, 787 million tons of rice were produced, making it the fourth most produced crop after sugarcane, maize, and wheat. Only 8% of rice is traded internationally. China, India, and Indonesia are the biggest consumers of rice. Unfortunately, a lot of rice is lost after it’s harvested in developing countries because of problems with transportation and storage. Pests like insects, rodents, and birds, as well as weeds and diseases like rice blast, can also reduce rice yields. Some farming methods like rice-duck farming and integrated pest management are used to control pests in a sustainable way.

Scientists have developed different types of rice to improve crop quality and productivity. One type, called Green Revolution rice, can produce high yields when given nitrogen fertilizer and managed carefully. Biotechnology has also made it possible to create other types of rice with special properties. For example, there is rice that can produce human proteins for medicine, rice that can tolerate floods or grow in deep water, and rice that can withstand drought and salty conditions. Rice is often used as a model organism in biology.

When rice is processed, the outer layers are removed. Depending on how much is taken off, we get different products like brown rice, rice with germ, and white rice. Some rice is also parboiled to make it easier to cook. Rice does not contain gluten and provides protein, but it does not have all the essential amino acids needed for good health. Different types of rice are eaten all over the world. Long-grain rice stays intact when cooked, medium-grain rice is stickier and used for sweet dishes and risotto in Italy, and short-grain sticky rice is used in Japanese sushi because it holds its shape when cooked. Cooked white rice contains 29% carbohydrate, 2% protein, and some manganese. Golden rice is a type of rice created through genetic engineering to contain vitamin A.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) considers rice a crucial source of food. Rice helps fight famine and hunger, and provides employment and income for millions of people. Rice is the third most produced agricultural product in the world, after sugarcane and corn. It is the only grain exclusively consumed by humans. According to a report, 60% of the world’s population eats rice every day. Global rice production is around 800 million tons, with a commercial value of over 300 billion US dollars. In Brazil, rice cultivation has played a significant social, economic, and political role since colonial times. It has always been considered a strategic product. Currently, Brazil ranks 10th in rice production worldwide, and it is the highest producer outside of Asia.

New agricultural methods and advanced technology have increased the productivity and efficiency of rice cultivation in Brazil. Labor needs have also been reduced. Brazil now harvests about 8.5 tons of rice per hectare. Despite a 40% decrease in rice planting area over the last three decades, rice production has increased by 30%. Brazil produced about eleven million tons of long grain white rice in the 2023/24 crop year.

Global production and the nutritional importance of rice have led to strict international laws on its production and trade. These laws are outlined in the Codex Alimentarius standard and the maximum permissible levels of toxins in agricultural products (MRL). Interestingly, 75% of countries that import rice have stricter rules than the Codex standard. Rice is exported to over 100 countries, including the European Union and the United States.

The average person in the world consumes about 36 kilograms of rice per year. In our country, the average is 40 kilograms per year. This means we need about 3.2 million tons of rice annually. Of this, about 2.4 million tons come from our own rice fields and 800,000 to 1 million tons are imported.

Arman Kimia Company has chosen Brazilian rice because it is high quality and healthy. It is also tastier and more affordable than other imported rice in the country. This will help meet our country’s import needs.

Many varieties of rice have been bred to improve crop quality and productivity. Biotechnology has created Green Revolution rice able to produce high yields when supplied with nitrogen fertilizer and managed intensively. Other products are rice able to express human proteins for medicinal use; flood-tolerant or deep-water rice; and drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant varieties. Rice is used as a model organism in biology.

Dry rice grain is milled to remove the outer layers; depending on how much is removed, products range from brown rice to rice with germ and white rice. Some is parboiled to make it easy to cook. Rice contains no gluten; it provides protein but not all the essential amino acids needed for good health. Rice of different types is eaten around the world. Long-grain rice tends to stay intact on cooking; medium-grain rice is stickier, and is used for sweet dishes, and in Italy for risotto; and sticky short-grain rice is used in Japanese sushi as it keeps its shape when cooked. White rice when cooked contains 29% carbohydrate and 2% protein, with some manganese. Golden rice is a variety produced by genetic engineering to contain vitamin A.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has considered rice as one of the most important sources of human food, which plays a major role in the fight against famine and hunger, and has provided employment and income for millions of people. After sugarcane and corn, rice is the third agricultural product in terms of production in the world, and it is the only grain that is consumed exclusively by humans. The abovementioned report states that 60% of the world’s population consumes rice every day. The global production of rice is about 800 million tons, whose commercial value is over 300 billion US dollars. In Brazil, rice cultivation has had a social, economic and political role since colonial times and has always been considered as a strategic product. Currently, Brazil has the 10th rate in rice production in the world and the first outside of Asia.

The use of new agricultural methods and advanced technology, in addition to reducing the need for labor, has brought the productivity and efficiency of rice cultivation in Brazil to about 8.5 tons of harvest per hectare, and despite the 40% decrease in the area under rice planting in the last three decades, the production of this The crop has increased by 30% and has reached about eleven million tons of long grain white rice in the crop year 2023/24.

The amount of global production and the nutritional importance of rice has led to the establishment of strict international laws regarding its production and trade, which are collected and detailed in the Codex Alimentarius standard and the maximum permissible remaining indicators of toxins in agricultural products (MRL). Is determined in it. Interestingly, according to the reports of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 75% of the countries that import rice have imposed stricter rules than the Food Codex standard for its import. It exports its rice to more than a hundred countries of the world, including the European Union and the United States of America.

The average consumption of rice per capita in the world is about 36 kilograms per year, which is 40 kilograms per year in our country, thus about 3.2 million tons of rice are needed annually, of which about 2.4 million tons are harvested from the country’s rice fields and about 800 thousand Up to one million tons of it is imported from other countries.

Arman Kimia Company has chosen Brazilian rice according to its quality and health indicators, which is tasty and more favorable than all types of imported rice currently in the country, with the aim of supplying a part of the country’s import needs.