Rice

Rice is unique among cereal grains in that the entire polished grain is eaten while other cereals are usually processed before they reach the consumer. Grain quality in rice is, therefore, a very sensitive issue.Rice grain quality depends on intrinsic quality of rice variety (appearance, milling quality and cooking characteristics), environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, rainfall) and management practices such as use of healthy seed; optimum sowing time; balanced and timely application of fertilizers; proper harvest and post-harvest operations, use of modern milling and polishing machinery etc.