Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or
Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most
widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human
population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity
with the third-highest worldwide production (rice, **1.5 million
tonnes in ***4), after sugarcane (1.9 billion tonnes) and maize
(1.0 billion tonnes)
