Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa & x28;Asian rice& x29; or Oryza glaberrima& x28;African rice& x29;. As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world& x27;s human population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production & x28;rice, 741.5 million tonnes in 2014& x29;, after sugarcane& x28;1.9 billion tonnes& x29; and maize & x28;1.0 billion tonnes& x29;.
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