The maps and tables are the first attempt to unify terms and to standardized the data base for Asia's rice-producing areas. The maps present the data i a spatial perspective; the tables provide a base for statistical analysis.
This publication responds to the need for an updated data base. The basic data in this publication serve as a data source for each of the software packages. Users are free to add other categories to the data base to better serve their own purposes.
Introduction; Importance of rice; Rice growth and production; Rice environments; Rice around the world; International Research; Important conversion factors, by country; Rice-related databases.
