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...Rice in the Low Country of South Carolina ENGL-135: Advanced Composition DeVry University Online Professor Berardi-Rogers Rice in the Low Country of South Carolina According to local history the rice seed was brought to the low country of South Carolina in 1672 and by 1691 the General Assembly was allowing the plantation owners to pay their taxes in rice. Rice flourished in the low country of South Carolina which encompasses the southern coastal areas between the rivers and the ocean. The black slaves in the area where from Gambia River area of Africa where rice was grown. These slaves taught the whites how to use their tidal rivers to plant and grow great crops of rice call South Carolina Gold. (Rice and Slavery: A Fatal Gold Seede) Rice was the money making crop for Antebellum South Carolina, it was a labor intensive crop which produced great riches for the white plantation owners and caused great trial and tribulations for the black slaves. Rice became the staple crop for the southern coastal regions of South Carolina. The rice fields were built by African slaves brought to the low country for this specific purpose. They taught the white plantation owners how to make this crop thrive. It made many white men rich. The rice fields were great works of art. “Historical archeologists have found evidence from records that the embankments were six or more feet tall and 15 feet wide. When compared to building the Egyptian Pyramids, the amount of dirt......
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...Rice As a Liberian from West Africa, I ate rice from my childhood days to adulthood. I love to eat rice at any time of the day; morning, noon, evening, and night. I connect my life with rice in so many ways; with my parents, family, friends, education, and the community. As a young child growing up, my parents will take me along with my siblings on the farm with them where we will plant and harvest rice together. Although I was around the age of five years old, but I still remember that we all had some part to play in making sure that there was rice available for the entire family to eat, share with family, and friends, and sell to get money, and buy essential things for the family. The proceeds from the rice was also used to educate us. On the farm, we will all gathered, do our assigned tasks; my task was to pick the unbeaten rice from amongst the beaten rice. I will spot the unbeaten rice, and then put it aside so that it can be beaten again. My older sisters, the twin’s task was to let my parent know if we had certain amount of rice. My brothers’ task was to assist in beating the rice. Our parents’ tasks were to perform all of the tasks, and at the same time oversee them. We named ourselves the picker, the counters, the beaters, and overseer respectively. Once our assigned tasks are complete, and the goal of the day is met, we then sit together around the camp fire during meals time, and eat together while connecting with each other through conversation. The......
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...heading “Nigeria: Investing in Rice Production and Rice Processing Project” reports the policy made by government to increase the production of local rice as well as making Nigeria self-sufficient in the next four years. 2.0 Introduction The rate at which people are consuming rice globally is tremendously increasing. This does not exclude Nigeria hence the government has seen the urgency to invest in mass production of rice because of the untold consequences that could arise from ignoring the trend. According to the article, rice has become a stable food in Nigeria, and it is a fact that both rich and poor are consuming large quantity of rice on daily bases. However, given the rate of consumption of rice in Nigeria, this article explores different imminent factors that may affect rice market now and in the future. Economics theories and models are used for an in-depth analysis. Therefore, this report discusses factors such as demand, supply, shortage, Production Possibility Frontier PPF, elasticity and price floor. Lastly, conclusion is drawn to create a measurable balance. 3.0 Analysis 4.1 Demand and Supply Demand can be defined as the quantity of a good or service that a consumer is not only willing but also able to buy at a particular price during a given period of time (Hubbard et al 2010, pg. 62). The federal government of Nigeria has embarked on a plan to invest in massive production of rice in an effort to gradually......
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... the old time. The direction of government to rice producer is unclear. Since that, the poverty problem could not be solved. Therefore, the discussion of the paper would focus the idea on the direction of rice producer in order to get the highest return and can maintain the competitiveness in world rice market. This paper aims to analyze the future direction of rice producer especially in North and Northeast region. The objective of the paper is focus on increasing farmer revenue in order to reduce poverty by growing a right rice’s strain that give highest return. It mainly centers on premium rice, which is Jasmine rice. Describing constraint of Jasmine rice is provided in paper. Besides, this paper will discuss the effect of Thailand competitiveness, the effect of poverty, problem related to Jasmine rice, government role to tackle the rice problem and direct the way to sustain ......
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...Rice-fish farming systems in China Both rice and fish cultivation have long histories in Asia, where many species and varieties of each originated and were first developed for human use. Fish can be raised in rice fields, either concurrently with the rice crop or in rotation with rice. Ricefish farming can also be practised at different intensities. Not only do rice-fish systems use one habitat to produce both an important grain and a protein resource, but they also promote some very beneficial interactions: rice plants provide shade for fish, while fish oxygenate the water. The systems also minimize risks for resource-poor farmers, protect natural resources and promote biodiversity. As world rice production increases, so too does the adoption of rice-fish farming systems. THE SITUATION THE SITUATION Rice is the dominant staple crop of tropical Asia, where it has a long history of domestication and a rich diversity of cultivated ecotypes based on three types of Oryza sativa (indica, japonica and javanica), which are cultivated in different agro-ecological zones for their differing growth, grain and yield characteristics. There are four basic rice agro-ecosystems in China, each with its own peculiar edaphic conditions: irrigated ecosystems, terrace ecosystems, lowland rainfed ecosystems, and flood-prone (very deep water) ecosystems. In addition, many freshwater fish species originated in tropical Asia, especially carps, catfishes and air-breathing fishes. In China there...
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...IEE 572 Term Project EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of the experiment is to analyze factors that affect the texture of the Rice. We chose to conduct the experiment with 4 factors which were thought to be the most important ones. Each factor is run at two levels so that the experiment is a 24 factorial design with two replicates. The experiment runs were randomized and the results were analyzed using Design Expert Software. This software helped us in identifying the main effects. Then the design was projected in the significant effects to get further insight into the factors affecting the texture of rice The findings of this experiment are elaborated in the conclusion section. OBJECTIVE • To identify the factors affecting the texture of rice. • To come out with a clear recommendation regarding the most favorable combination that gives rice a better texture. DESIGN OF THE EXPERIMENT Initial Design Phase The experiment design details are as below: Choice of factors • Potential design factors After careful analysis of various factors that may effect the texture, four factors were......
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Brief Background “Rice,” first used in the middle of the 13th century, undergoes a long journey on derivation of its name. It is written to have originated from the Old French, “ris,” which came from the Italian “riso,” which in turn from the Latin “oriza.” Despite having a series of appellation, rice is simply the seed of the monocot plants Oryzasativa (Asian rice) or Oryzaglaberrima (African rice), considered to be the most utterly consumed staple food for a vast portion of the world’s human population, specifically in Asia and the second-highest with the most number of production, after corn, based on the 2010 data of FAOSTAT, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Notwithstanding the association, Oryzasativaand Oryzaglaberrimaare two different species. The former is more predominantly acknowledged than the latter because of its popularity in cereal biology. Great subspecies with variety of kinds have been widely generated because of its easy genetic modification for the reason that it contains the largest genome, consisting of 430 Mb across 12 chromosomes, among the cereal plant(Linares, 2002). One of its speciesis the sticky, short grained Japonica or Sinica variety, usually cultivated in dry fields, in temperate East Asia, upland areas of Southeast Asia and high elevations in South Asia. Second is the non-stick, long-grained Indica varietywhich is mainly lowland rice, grown mostly submerged, throughout tropical Asia...
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...NAME NAME: NITISH SINGH ROLL NO.: BBA 39 SEMESTER: 5th (3rd year) COURSE: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONS.) SUPERVISOR: Mr. Mohammed Feroz TOPIC: RICE INDUSTRY IN INDIA PAPER: BBA 508 Term Paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Graduate Degree in BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS) J.D. BIRLA INSTITUTE Affiliated to JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY At KOLKATA 1 Date: 03/01/2013 To, The Controller of Examination, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Respected sir, This term paper has been done by me and is an original work. The references used have been mentioned in the bibliography. This term paper work is partial fulfilment of the requirement for the BBA degree to be awarded by Jadavpur University. Yours faithfully, (Nitish Singh) 2 DECLARATIONS: To include plagiarism and ethical issues statements and word count is a formal requirement. I declare the following: (1) That the material contained in this dissertation is the end result of my own work and that due acknowledgement has been given in the bibliography and references to ALL sources be they printed, electronic or personal. (2) The word count of this dissertation is 14875. (3) That unless this dissertation has been confirmed as confidential, I agree to an entire electronic copy or sections of the dissertation to being placed on the e-learning portal, if deemed appropriate, to allow future students the opportunity to see examples of......
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...propeller, the paddy rice becoming white rice through a strong crush and collision, and acombination effects such as a squeezing and collide with each other. By adjusting the quantity of milling materials inlet, the location of the milling knife and the exit gate pressure, the brightness and refined rice production can be easily controlled. After coming into the crushing chamber through Grinding entrance, the materials was hammered by high-speed hammer pieces and impacted with the fixed tooth plate during splashing inside the crushing chamber, step by step it becomes powder by friction and gradually crushing. The powder which smaller than the sieve will be sucked out by exhaust fan and sent to powder collector bag. Our rice mill machinery equipments: 1.Rice Cleaning Machine 2.Rice Destoner Machine 3.Paddy Husker Machine 4.Rice Electro-optical Machine 5.Paddy Separator Machine 6.Rice Whitener Machine 7.Rice Polishing Machine 8.Rice Grader Machine 9.Grain Dryer 10.Measure and Packing Machine 11.Rice Milling Detection Machine 12.Lifting Equipment We feel proud to be helping our clients to maximize their growth and efficiency by reducing their production cost and time and increasing yield through our range of equipments. Providing them with the best quality rice milling machines in economical price has always remained our motto. With a vast base of happy clients all over the world, the company is gearing towards attaining the goal of becoming the best rice......
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...bioethanol has received considerable attention in transportation sector because of its utility as an octane booster, fuel additive, and even as neat fuel (Mudliar, et. al., 2009). Bioethanol can be derived from organic materials, such as energy crops like corn, wheat, sugar cane, sugar beet, and cassava, among others (Neves, et. al., 2007). However, due to their primary utility as food, these crops cannot provide the global demand for bioethanol production. Among other feedstock for bioethanol production, biomass has been reported ideal and well-suited because of its large-scale availability, low cost, and environmentally benign production (Brodeur, 2011). Feedstock biomass is an organic matter that can be converted into energy from crop residues and agricultural wastes like rice straw (Bracmont, 2012). Rice straw is consists predominantly of cell walls and comprised with cellulose and hemicelluloses, which can be converted into bioethanol, and lignin. Annual generation in the country is 11.3 million tons according to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) (Yap, 2012); while in the whole Asia is 667.6 million tons (Sarkar, et. al., 2012) Nowadays, there is much activity in the area of lignocellulosic bioethanol, where the cellulose component of a biomass is broken down into simple sugars and subsequently to ethanol (http://www.ncsu.edu). Pretreatment has been used to separate the three main components of biomass (cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin) to......
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...Rice & Peas Ingredients 1 fresh coconut (or you could use coconut milk in a can) 850ml (1½ pint) warm water 1 hot red chilli (ideally Scotch bonnet), whole and undamaged 7 allspice berries 2 sprigs of thyme 1 garlic clove, peeled 1 spring onion, bruised with a rolling pin ½ onion, roughly chopped 400g can 30g black beans, drained Salt and pepper 450g (1lb) basmati rice Directions 1. First you need to get into your coconut. Decide which of the three 'eyes' (you'll see them at one end) is the one you are most likely to be able to break into - only one will work! 2. Try to penetrate it with a strong, sharp-tipped knife. If that one doesn't work, try the others. 3. Pour the coconut water out through the hole and set aside. 4. Smash the coconut (doing this outside against a bit of concrete is a good idea). 5. Using a small, sharp knife, lever the coconut flesh away from the shell. 6. Grate the coconut into a bowl. Pour 650ml (1 pint 2fl oz) water over and stir. Lift the coconut flesh up in fistfuls and squeeze out all the juice into the water. Put the squeezed clumps of grated coconut into a sieve, transfer the coconut water to a saucepan, tip the squeezed coconut back into the bowl and cover with the remaining water. Again lift the coconut flesh up in fistfuls and squeeze out all the juice into the water. Transfer the coconut water to the saucepan. Discard the squeezed-out flesh. Add the coconut water from the coconut to......
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...Jerry Rice Jerry Rice widely considered being the greatest wide receiver in the history of the National Football League. In college, he earned All-America honors and set 18 Division I-AA records. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Rice in the first round in 1985, it was the start of a 20 year career. Jerry Lee Rice, born on October 13, 1962 raised in Starkville, Mississippi had a hard childhood; As a young boy, Jerry saw a lot of poor events in his life, but very little of luxury that later became a part of his life. His father, a brick mason built a home for his large family. When money was short, rice helped his father carry bricks and mix mortar. It was grueling work, but Rice later came to be grateful for it. “It taught me the meaning of hard work,” he said. When money was rational, Jerry started to involve his life around sports. In high school, Rice played every position, from quarterback to tackle. The coach started to see that Jerry can play at college level; from there, Jerry made a promise to a Crawford coach, Archie Cooley, to take a recruiting trip. A graceful, speedy, and nearly unstoppable wide receiver was born. Rice helped put Mississippi State on the map; he caught more than 100 passes in each of his last two seasons. As a senior, he had 28 touchdown receptions. Rice was so good that since he was 18 years old, he has been doubled teamed on the field. After leading Mississippi State to a 24-6-1 record, Jerry was going down the...
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...Introduction: Rice is the staple food and the largest consumed calorie source among the food grains. With a per capital availability of 73.8 kg it meets 31% of the total calorie requirement of the population. Apart from rice milling, processing of rice bran for oil extraction is also an important agro processing activity for value addition, income and employment generation and make the entire production of rice a viable. Many of the rice processing units are of the traditional huller type and are inefficient. Modern rice mills are having high capacity and are capital intensive, although efficient. Small modern rice mills have been developed by us and are available in the market but the lack of information is a bottleneck in its adoption by the prospective entrepreneur. The present model will go a long way in bridging the information gap. Description of Rice Milling Operation: Paddy in its raw form cannot be consumed by human beings. It needs to be suitably processed for obtaining rice. Rice milling is the process which helps in removal of hulls and barns from paddy grains to produce polished rice. Rice forms the basic primary processed product obtained from paddy and this is further processed for obtaining various secondary and tertiary products. The basic rice milling processes consist of: Process Definition 1. Pre Cleaning: Removing all impurities and unfilled grains from paddy 2. De-stoning: Separating small stones from paddy 3. Parboiling: Helps in......
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...needs across the country. Fulfilling the demands of this ever-growing industry, Treasure Island went into the production of quality house and automotive paints aptly named Island Paints. Thinking and acting one step ahead of the competition, we are also the recognized partner of international label, Transocean Marine Paints, distributing specially-formulated paints for ocean-faring ships and other marine craft. Treasure Island ventured into manufacturing another growing market need: styrofoam boxes. Hence, together with an industrial partner, Treasure Island created Styropack Industrial Corp, a subsidiary existing solely for manufacturing styrofoam products. Thus, Styropack Industrial Corp completed the Treasure Island packaging division. Manufacturing tin cans, cap seals and shrinkable plastic, this division was initially created to service the company’s own needs and has already been in full operation for many years. Inevitably, we offered this service to our clientele who gladly embraced the concept of all-in-one shopping. As an additional service to our growing clientele, Treasure Island entered the world of household and kitchen appliances by putting up sister company, Kitchen Beauty Marketing (KBM). With our industry partner and distribution office in the capital city of Manila, KBM proudly carries the well-known KYOWA brand, offering a diverse assortment of rice cookers, fans and small appliances that every home and kitchen needs. We value our people: our greatest......
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...Rice is the greatest food on earth. It is a main source of food for many around the planet. Unfortunately due to global warming, rice has been confused with snow and people are eating acid snow and turning into zombies. This has caused great uproar in the rice preacher's religious community where they worship mr. sushi, the god of rice bowls. Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler.Here's some more filler....
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