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RICE
Introduction: Man eats so that he can live. People eat many things. Butsomething is the main food of them. Rice is the main food crops of Bangladesh and many other countries. It is the grain of a paddy plant. Rice is not the fruit of a tree. It is the seed of a paddy plant. Paddy plant is look like a long grass. The plant has a weak stem and paddy holds at the top of the plant. We get rice from the husking paddy.
Where grown: The main food rice grows in moist and hot climate. It requires plain and low land and heavy rainfall for its growth. Rice grows mainly in Bangladesh, India, China, Burma and Japan. Bangladesh is one of the producers of rice. The best quality of rice are grown in Barishal and Dinajpur.
Kinds: We get rice from paddy plant. So, there are many kinds of
paddy plant. One kind of paddy grows is plenty in a place which goes under water in the rainy season. Bangladesh is the land of this nature. So, rice of superior quality grows here in large quantity. There are mainly of four types of rice in Bangladesh. They are Aus, Aman, Boro and Irri.
When grown: Paddy is grown in hot and moist climate. Plenty of water
necessary for the growth of rice. ‘Aus’ is sown in ‘Baisakh’ and reaped in ‘Shrabon’ and ‘Bhadra’. ‘Aman’ is sown in ‘Ashar’ or ‘Shrabon’ and reaped in ‘Agrahayana’ and ‘Pous’. ‘Boro’ grows in the spring season and ‘Irri’ grows all year ground.
Process of Cultivation / How Grown: The cultivation of paddy is not easy. The farmers at first plough the land and then it is harrowed. Seeds are sown. In a few days green plants come out. Within three to six mouth the paddy become in its proper height. When the paddy ripe, they are then cut and taken out of straw.
How obtained: After cutting the plant, farmers carry the plant to the trashing compound and finally trashed. Then the paddy is dried in the sun and husked for rice. We get two kinds of rice. One we get by husking and winnowed. That is called Atap. Another one is husking, boil, and then dried in the sun. That is called sidhya. Husking of rice is also done in two ways. It is done by a husking pedal or dheki and other is in rice mill.
Uses of Rice and paddy: Rice is the staple food of our country. Above half of the people lives on it. In the food value it is inferior to wheat. Rice loses it quality when it is prepare for food by boiling. Chira, Muri, Khai are made of it. A few kinds of cakes called pitha are made from rice flower. Rice dust is good food for cattle. Chaff is used as a fuel.
Conclusion: The total production of rice is less than the demand of the rice eating countries. It is true that rice is the most popular food crop of Bangladesh. So, we should try our best to increase the production of paddy.
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