Wassmann, Reiner; Hosen, Yasukazu; Sumfleth, Kay - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Rice is grown on more than 140 million hectares worldwide and is the most heavily consumed staple food on earth. Ninety percent of the world's rice is produced and consumed in Asia, and 90 percent of rice land is—at least temporarily—flooded. The unique semiaquatic nature of the rice plant...