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2. Rice: To eat = To eat Rice Many languages 85 percent is eaten 3 times a day http://blogs.tampabay.com/photo/2009/06/sculptor-david- adickes-works-on-his-sculpture-of-president-barack-obama-on- tuesday-at-his-studio-in-houston-the-18-foot-tal.html www.stir.org.au/stir/Content.aspx?topicID=498 eed://lilhats.blogspot.com/f eeds/posts/default

3. Rice: Rice is Life 2.5 billion people—main staple Global: 20% dietary energy, 15% protein 50%-80% daily caloric intake for some BangladeshLaosIndonesiaMadagascar,Sierra LeonePhilippines,GuineaBissauAsia, Ivory CoastChina,GuyanaAsia. IvoryCoastChina,GuyanaJapan, Peru,Ecuador 72%65%50%48%42%31%30%31%30%20% or more Source: www.fao.org/rice2004/en/f-sheet/factsheet3.pdfwww.fao.org/rice2004/en/f-sheet/factsheet3.pdf These are approximate percentages Approx. % of Dietary Calories from Rice

4. Rice: Rice is a Way of Life Rice farming -- main employment source 80% grown by poor in developing countries 9% of Earth’s arable land devoted to rice http://mindanao.com/blog/2009/01/organic-rice-farming/

5. Rice: World Production Source: FAO via www.gramene.org/species/oryza/rice_maps_and_stats.html

6. Rice: U.S. Production Source: www.sagevfoods.com

7. Rice: World Consumption Per capita rice consumption per 1 million (In thousands of metric tons) BurmaVietnamBangladeshThailandIndonesiaPhilippinesChinaS. Korea IndiaN. Korea 217212183159153110103 7972 Source: 2003-2004 USDA Stats