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In Asia, where rice is a staple and poverty abundant, people spend as much as 40% of their income on rice.

Much work done to produce rice is still done manually. Rice researchers are helping find mechanized solutions to help reduce labor.

The quality of rice is an important trait in ensuring higher prices for grain and meeting consumer preferences.

Rice feeds more than 3 billion people every day, making it the most important human food worldwide.

Women play an important role in rice production around the world, but their contributions are often under-estimated.