Rice - the important staple food in Sierra Leone

Although rice is generally the staple food in developing countries in Asia, eating patterns are similar in some West African countris including Sierra Leone. Almost every cropping method known anywhere can be found in Sierra Leone. Another interesting feature of rice production there is the parboili...

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Published inEntwicklung und laendlicher Raum (Germany) Vol. 27; no. 1
Main Author Kreul, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published 1993
Subjects
ARROZ
BESOIN NUTRITIONNEL
CULTIVO
NECESIDADES DE NUTRIENTES
POLITICA ALIMENTARIA
POLITIQUE ALIMENTAIRE
PRATIQUE CULTURALE
RIZ
SIERRA LEONA
SIERRA LEONE
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Summary:Although rice is generally the staple food in developing countries in Asia, eating patterns are similar in some West African countris including Sierra Leone. Almost every cropping method known anywhere can be found in Sierra Leone. Another interesting feature of rice production there is the parboiling of rice (soaking the paddy, then steaming it and redrying it before milling), practised to improve the nutritional value of rice and raise its milling return. Up to the mid fifties Sierra Leone enjoyed self-sufficiency in rice. Since then, it has become a net importer of this commodity, at an ever increasing rate.
Bibliography:93Q0063
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ISSN:0047-4002