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World Service,02 Jun 2003,12 mins

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The first part in a series looking at the world's staple foods. Cultivated in every continent apart from the Antarctic, what are the origins of rice farming? The programme examines how it's grown and harvested, why it remains largely unmechanised as an industry in Asia, and new developments in rice production.

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