The Journey of a Grain of Rice
In short: Rice cultivation begins in flooded paddies, a method that stabilizes soil moisture and prevents erosion; the subsequent milling process transforms the rough paddy into white rice, a product that travels through complex global trade networks to feed over half the world's population.
A 1:27 short film in the series “Journey of a Thing”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: University College London (UCL), “History of Rice”; Britannica, “paddy”; University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, “Factors Affecting Rice Milling Quality - FSA2164”; Britannica, “Rice | Description, History, Cultivation, & Uses | Britannica”; MDPI (via PMC/NCBI), “Understanding Global Rice Trade Flows: Network Evolution and Implications”; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, “Rice - Trade | Economic Research Service”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Rice (journal), “A Journey to the West: The Ancient Dispersal of Rice Out of East Asia”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / MDPI, “Physicochemical and Morphological Changes in Long-Grain Brown Rice Milling: A Study Using Image Visualization Technologies”.
Sources used in this film
- University College London (UCL) — History of Rice · View →
- Britannica — paddy · View →
- University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture — Factors Affecting Rice Milling Quality - FSA2164 · View →
- Britannica — Rice | Description, History, Cultivation, & Uses | Britannica · View →
- MDPI (via PMC/NCBI) — Understanding Global Rice Trade Flows: Network Evolution and Implications · View →
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service — Rice - Trade | Economic Research Service · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Rice (journal) — A Journey to the West: The Ancient Dispersal of Rice Out of East Asia · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / MDPI — Physicochemical and Morphological Changes in Long-Grain Brown Rice Milling: A Study Using Image Visualization Technologies · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: University College London (UCL): History of Rice
- Also: Britannica: paddy
- Also: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture: Factors Affecting Rice Milling Quality - FSA2164
- Also: Britannica: Rice | Description, History, Cultivation, & Uses | Britannica
- Also: MDPI (via PMC/NCBI): Understanding Global Rice Trade Flows: Network Evolution and Implications
- Also: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: Rice - Trade | Economic Research Service
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Rice (journal): A Journey to the West: The Ancient Dispersal of Rice Out of East Asia
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / MDPI: Physicochemical and Morphological Changes in Long-Grain Brown Rice Milling: A Study Using Image Visualization Technologies
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