RICE-OUR STAPLE FOOD

RICE PLANTS
-Like tall grass
-Grow to about 4 feet high
-Have narrow tapering leaves 1 to 2 feet long and about an inch broad
 RICE PRODUCING AREAS IN MYANMAR

1.Rakhine coastal region 2.Ayeyarwady Delta 3.Taninthayi coastal region

5.Dry Zone

4.Sittaung valley
 Dry Zone
-In the dry zone, the middle of Myanmar, canals are dug to
bring water from rivers into the rice fields.
 Growing rice

1.plough the fields.

2.Sow seeds in nurseries.
3.After one month, transplant them in bigger fields.
4.After about five month, reap them.
5.Thresh the rice grain from the stalks.
6.Mill the paddy.
Finally, the white rice will come from the mill.
Thank You!