WHAT IS RICE CROP

FAILURE
It is a type of situation in which one of the important staple
crop doesn't yield the expected harvest. One of the main
reason behind this is the natural disasters , its includes
droughts, floods and other environmental conditions such
as soil erosion, global warming which results in acid rain
and production of greenhouse gases in excess such as
carbon dioxide, metane, ozone and nitrous acid
IMPORTANCE OF RICE AS A
STAPLE FOOD
• THERE ARE VARIOUS REASONS WHY IT IS CONSIDERED AS A STAPLE FOOD ;
• THIS CARBOHYDRATE PROVIDE US THE NUTRIENT RICH AND GLUTEN FREE DIET HELPS US TO HAVE A
BALANCED DIET.
• THIS CAN BE STORED FOR A LONG-TERM PERIOD AND BECAUSE OF THIS PROPERTY IT IS PREFERRED TO
ADD THIS TO THEIR DIET AS IT SAVES TIME AND AFFORDABLE TO ALMOST EVERYONE.
• TRADE IS CONSIDERED AS THE MAIN FACTOR IN THE RISE OF GLOBALISATION. INDIA IS CONSIDERED AS
THE WORLDS LARGEST COUNTRY AS THE EXPORTER OF RICE
• DESPITE ALL THIS IT PLYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE TRADITIONS OF MANY SOCITIES. FOR EX: IN
JAPANESE CULTURE DISHES AND BEVERAGES ARE MADE FROM THE RICE AND ARE USED AS A OFFERING
TO THE GOD.
CAUSES OF CROP FAILURE

WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH PESTS AND DISEASES,

AS CYCLONES, FLOODS REDUCES THE QUALITY OF
DROUGHTS ETC. THE CROP

INPROPER FARMING ;
SOIL EROSION AND
OVERGRAZING BY THE
INSUFFICIENT IRRIGATION
DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND
MAINLY DUE TO POOR
EXCESSIVE USE OF
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN
PESTICIDES RESULTS IN SUCH
UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS.
ACTIVITY.
 SCARCITY OF FOOD: DUE TO THE CROP FAILURE MOST
OF THE PEOPLE NOT ABLE TO HAVE A COMPLETE MEAL
OF THEIR DAY EVEN. THIS INCLUDES FOOD
INSECURITY IN MOST OF THE REGIONS RESULTING IN
HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS MALNUTRITION EVEN IN THE
SMALL CHILDREN

INCREASING PRICES: IN MOST CASES DUE TO LESS

AVAILIABITY OF RESOURCES THE OPTION LEFT IS TO
INCREASE THE PRICE SO AS TO REDUCE ITS
CONSUMPTION .IN SUCH SCENARIO MOST OF THE
FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.

IMPACT ON GLOBALISATION : THE TRADE OF THE CROP

CONSEQUENCES HAVE TO BE SLOW DOWN RESULTS IN DECLINE OF
ECONOMIC STATUS OF THAT PARTICULAR COUNTRY
OF CROP AND MAY AFFECT THE COMMUNICATION STATUS
BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES AS WELL.
FAILURE
CASE STUDY

IT HAS BEEN NOTICED

THAT IN THE PAST FEW ACCORDING TO THE
YEARS THE REPORTS THE GLOBAL
PRODUCTION OF THE SHORTFALL OF RICE IN PAKISTAN , WHICH
RICE IS DECREASING, FOR THE YEAR 2022 CONTRIBUTES TOTAL
RESULTS IN HIGH AND 2023 WAS 8.7 7.6 % OF THE GLOBAL
PRICES IN ABOUT 3.5 MILLION TONNES. THIS RICE TRADE AND A
BILLION POPULATION IS MEANT TO BE THE REDUCTION IN ANNUAL
OF THE NATION . THIS LARGEST SHORTFALL PRODUCTION BY 31%
ISSUE IS MAINLY SEEN SINCE THE YEARS 2003- DUE TO FLOODS AS PER
IN THE ASIA – PACIFIC 2004, WHICH WAS 18.6 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
REGION , THESE ARE MILLION TONNES AT AGRICULTURE
THE LARGEST AREAS THAT TIME.
WITH CONSUMPTION
OF RICE.
REFRENCES

• The Culture and History Behind Japanese Rice – the rice factory New
York (trf-ny.com)
• Total global rice consumption 2022/23 | Statista
• Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years (cnbc.com)