Who grows rice?
A. Rice is grown in more than 89 countries. Farmers from irrigated, upland, lowland, and the flood-prone areas across Asia are the major producers of rice. Q. Is it true that rice is grown on all continents? A. No, but rice is cultivated on six of the seven continents: Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, as well as North and South America. The only missing continent is Antarctic where it is far too cold to grow anything. Rice is also cultivated in islands around the world, from Cuba to Madagascar. Q. Can rice be grown in cold countries? A. Yes. Rice has been successfully grown in cold places such as the cool Himalayan foothills of Nepal, Japan, Korea, United States, and other countries with a cold temperature of 8-13 degrees centigrade. Q. Can rice be grown in warm countries? A. Yes. Rice can be grown even in hot Australian and Egyptian deserts. Q. Does rice grow at high altitudes? A. Yes. Rice is cultivated in a country like Nepal, or in other countries with an altitude of 3,000 meters a
