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One grain to rule them all: the history of rice as a global food

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par Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato

Rice is the most popular food in the world, providing sustenance to more than 3.5 billion people each day.

Rice is deeply embedded in food, daily rituals, language and spirituality. It is easy to take it for granted.

But where did rice come from? And how did it spread to become the foundation of global food security?

Early origins in China and India

In the lower…

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