Rice, rice, baby:

The global
importance of rice
and how to conserve
it
November
is being observed as
National Rice
Awareness
Month
Proclamation
No. 524

signed on

Jan. 5, 2004,
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
 “QUALITY RICE
Quality Life”
 OBJECTIVES

• importance of rice
 OBJECTIVES
• instill the values of
responsible rice
consumption among
consumers
 How much rice is wasted
everyday?

IMPORTANT QUESTION
 VOCABULARIES
staple
-primary
-important
 VOCABULARIES
sustainable
- maintainable
- defendable
 VOCABULARIES
conserve
-save
-sutain, maintain
WHAT IS RICE?
RICE IS THE STAPLE FOOD FOR
BILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
 WHAT ARE THE
IMPORTANCE OF RICE?
 IMPORTANCE
• It’s Delicious
• the primary source of energy
• it can play a vital role against
malnutrition.
• It means not only food, but also
culture
• livelihood for a fifth of the world’s
population
What are the factors that
threaten the sustainability
of rice?
EACH FILIPINO WASTES THREE
TABLESPOONS OF COOKED
RICE EVERYDAY.

=480,000 tons of
raw rice a year.
IF RICE IS NOT WASTED, IMPORT
SAVINGS CAN REACH UP TO

P10 billion
 24,000 CLASSROOMS

can feed 4.3 million

hungry
Filipinos in a year
HOW CAN I HELP IN
CONSERVING RICE?
SAFELY STORE AND CLEAN
GRAINS TO DRIVE AWAY
PESTS
DO NOT COOK MORE RICE THAN
WHAT YOUR FAMILY CAN EAT
TAKE SMALL PORTIONS AT
MEAL TIMES; YOU CAN
ALWAYS COME BACK FOR
MORE.
RERECYCLE LEFTOVER RICE
INTO OTHER DISHES
CONSIDER ORDERING RICE IN
HALF SERVINGS OR BRING
HOME WHAT YOU CANNOT
CONSUME
EAT EQUALLY NUTRITIOUS
FOODS AS SUBSTITUTE TO
RICE
FIND WAYS TO SAVE EVERY
GRAIN OF RICE TO HELP OUR
COUNTRY ACHIEVE RICE SELF-
SUFFICIENCY
 PANATANG
MAKAPALAY

Ilagay ang kamao sa dibdib

Bilang isang
mamamayang
Pilipino
makikiisa ako sa
panatang huwag
magsayang ng
kanin at bigas
Magsasaing ako ng
sapat lamang
at sisiguraduhing
tama ang
pagkakaluto nito.
Kukuha ako ng
kaya kong ubusin
upang sa aking
pinggan ay walang
matirang kanin.
Gayun din ang
aking gagawin
kung may handaan
o kung sa labas ako
kakain.
Brown rice o
pinawa ay aking
kakainin,
pati na ang ibang
pagkain bukod sa
kanin
tulad ng saba,
kamote, at mais.
Ituturo ko sa iba
ang responsableng
pagkonsumo
nang mabigyang
halaga ang pagod
ng mga magsasaka
at nang
makatulong na
maging sapat ang
bigas sa Pilipinas.
Aking isasapuso
ang panatang ito
dahil sa bawa’t
butil ng bigas at
kanin
na aking matitipid
ay may buhay na
masasagip.
 Let us do our part,
Save Rice
let’s not waste rice!
Save Lives