Rice is an important grain, which contains essential nutrients like Vitamins, Minerals and Carbohydrates. It is a staple food consumed by over 3 billion people world wide, Also it is most widely grown food crop in the world.

About? 90% of the total rice is produced in Asian countries in which India stands second place in the global rice production.

There are above 50 varities of rice grown in India and in the Tamil Nadu state rice is cultivated in all the districts having four season pattern in general and it is the principal crop for farmers in the state and the varities grown are non basmati rice.

In Tamil Nadu state the rice used is categorised as

• Boiled rice
• Boiled rice (broken)
• Raw rice
• Raw rice ? Thin varities