write briefly about the geographical distribution of rice
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Rice is the world’s leading food crop, cultivated over an area of about 155 million hectares
with a production of about 596 million tonnes (paddy). In terms of area and production it is second
to wheat. It provides about 22 per cent of the world’s supply of calories and 17% of the proteins.
Maximum area under rice is in Asia. Among the rice growing countries, India has the largest area
(44.8 million hectares) followed by China and Indonesia. In respect of production, India ranks
second with 131 million tonnes of paddy next to China (200 million tonnes of paddy). In regard to
average yield per hectare, Egypt ranks first followed by USA. Average rice yield of India is only
2929 kg per hectare.
The leading countries producing rice crop are Japan, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia,
Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Philippines.
In India, rice is grown in almost all the states. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal lead in the area. West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have the highest
rice production. The average yield per hectare is highest in Punjab (3346 kg/ha).
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