Proceedings of the FAO Rice Conference 2004
Subtitle: rice in global markets : Rome, 12-13 February 2004 .
Contributors: Sarris, Alexander.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: FAO commodities and trade proceedings -- 1.
Publisher: Commodities and Trade Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng; fre; spa
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Rice -- Congresses.; Rice trade -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Rice in global markets.
Description: The International Year of Rice (IYR) promotes improved production and access to this vital food crop, which feeds more than half the world's population while providing income for millions of rice producers, processors and traders. To celebrate IYR, FAO convened an international rice conference which was open to the participation of governments, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. The growth in rice consumption has started to slow down; this publication aims to explain why and how, and draws together all the presentations pertaining to one of the general themes of the Conference: rice in the context of global markets.
Notes: Pref. signed: Alexander Sarris.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Essays and abstracts in English, French and Spanish.