Question

Write any five economic importance of rice

Answer 1

The scientific name of rice is Oryza sativa. This is termed as the paddy. The major nutrient of rice is carbohydrate. Rice is the main food crop and vital ingredient in food in all the parts of the world. Rice and its products have various importance.

Economic importance of rice

The economic importance of rice is listed below

• The smoothed parboiled rice is called flaked rice. Flaked rice is also used for preparing various kinds of food items.
• Sake, obtained after fermentation of rice is an essential alcoholic beverage in Japan.
• Bran is an important by-product of the rice milling industry. It is used as a cattle feed in villages.
• Bran oil is used as edible oil and for the preparation of vanaspati.
• Bran is also utilised in the textile industry, leather industry.
• Bran wax is a by-product of bran oil extraction which is used in the chocolate industry and in the manufacture of lipsticks.
• Paddy husk is used as fuel.
• Paddy husk is also utilised in brick making.
• Straw is used as cattle feed, in the manufacture of strawboards and for making hats, ropes, mats, etc.