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How does agriculture improve nutrition? ›

Increases in production and productivity can raise incomes, which can be used to purchase food. Biofortification and improvements in soil health can raise the nutrient value of crops, as can better storage, preservation and processing.

And rice farmers have seen record profits , according to the USDA. The profits earned by rice farmers – the difference between the value of rice sales and the operating costs of its production – have increased more than five times, from $141 per acre, in 2003, to $859 per acre in 2022, according to the USDA.

The grain is not only crucial for food security, but cultivating it is an important source of livelihood for about 150 million smallholder farmers worldwide, most of whom are poor, and many of whom grow their crop on small plots of land of less than 1 hectare.

Effective irrigation is key to promoting rice growth and production. Traditionally, rice fields remain flooded with several inches of water over the top layer of soil, but modern techniques also allow farmers to raise rice crops in non-flooded fields, using tubing and other methods to keep rice crops properly watered.

Nutrients are essential elements that plants use for growth, development and reproduction. Plants need a balanced source of nutrients to support growth. There are 17 different nutrients that are essential for plants, and they all have a specific function.

Benefits of Balanced Crop Nutrition –

To fulfill global food demand, high-yielding varieties and hybrids are essential to produce more yields, these hybrids remove more nutrients from soil, and as a result multi-nutrient deficiency occurs.

Rice is cultivated differently than other grains because it is a semi-aquatic plant that requires consistent irrigation all season to grow.

The profits earned by rice farmers – the difference between the value of rice sales and the operating costs of producing rice – have increased more than five times, from $141 per acre, in 2003, to $859 per acre in 2022, according to the USDA.

Rice land values range from $11,000 to $14,000 per acre.

Food and drink made from rice play an important symbolic role in the traditions and culture of Japan. For example, in Japanese Shinto religion, rice and sake (Japanese alcohol made with rice) are commonly used as ceremonial offerings to the Shinto gods and ancestors.

Why does rice have a bad reputation? ›

The rice plant accumulates more arsenic than most other food crops. This becomes a problem where soil or water sources are contaminated with arsenic. High intake of arsenic is associated with an increased risk of cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

The grass family includes all the major cereals, such as wheat, maize, rice, barley, and oats, and most of the minor grains as well, such as rye, common millet, finger millet, teff, and many others that are less familiar. It also includes such economically important species as sugar cane and sorghum.

Although rice's water productivity in terms of evapotranspiration is similar to that of comparable cereals such as wheat, rice requires more water at the field level than other grain crops because of high outflows—in the forms of seepage and percolation—from the field.

The perceived characteristics of good-quality rice are uniformity of size and shape, whiteness, long and thin uncooked grains (i.e., long and slender), and round and fat cooked grains (i.e., bold cooked grains).

Due to multiple years of low rainfall and snowpack, the state this year is expected to grow 100,000 fewer acres of rice, Tim Johnson, the head of the California Rice Commission, said in a report from the local CBS station.

Agriculture also encompasses raising livestock; industrial forestry and fishing; and agricultural support services, such as agricultural equipment repair and trucking operations. Why is agriculture important? It helps sustain life by providing the food we need to survive.

Food production may seem an obvious pathway from agriculture to nutrition, because it can directly affect the quantity and kinds of food available for consumption in smallholder households. It can also affect food availability and prices in local markets due to the sale of some farm produce.

By farming using soil health principles and systems that include no-till, cover cropping, and diverse rotations, more and more farmers are increasing their soil's organic matter and improving microbial activity.

It increases food supply, which lowers food prices. Poor people benefit the most because they spend a much greater share of their income on food. Increasing the productivity of smallholder farmers also raises their incomes, improving their ability to cope.