Rice fields in Croatia and world

Rice fields in Croatia
It is not well known that Croatia planted rice. At the end of the 40s of the last century first rice field appeared in Croatia. Production started in Istria. Near river Raša first rice fields were built. After Istria, new fields were near Sinj, Knin, Imotski, Slavonski Brod and Imotski. In Slavonski Brod there was a factory where rice is peeled and processed. 23/09/1948. Began the first harvest of rice on the surfaces of the Cooperative Agricultural good "Ivan Senjug Uncle". The best results showed the variety of rice Martle. In the harvest participated work brigades cooperative farms from Slavonska Požega, Topolovac, Gospić, Đakovo, Plješivice and Našica and one Macedonian Brigade. Rice is grown in this area until 1956, when moving to the mass import of rice. In the area of ​​Slavonski Brod, where once grow rice still stand fish ponds. Otherwise, Croats are not big consumers of rice and eat only 4,7 kilograms per year per person.

Rice in the world
Annual production of rice is about 470 million tons per year. Asia alone produces more than 365 million tons per year. China is the single largest producer of rice (150 million tons), which is not enough for their own needs and they are an important importer of rice. Rice is a key grain for the lives of billions of people around the world. It is believed that rice the basic food for 2.5 billion people. The average person in Myanmar consumes 195 kg of rice per year, while the average European citizen consumes 3 kg / year. Americans are only slightly higher consumers with about 7 kg of rice per year. Otherwise, rice fields are fields of biodiversity. In flooded fields it is common to grow rice, fish farming and can serve as a means to giving food proteins to the poor and malnourished people.