On 16 December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the year 2004 the International Year of Rice (IYR). The dedication of an International Year to rice, a single crop, is unprecedented in UNGA’s ...On 16 December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the year 2004 the International Year of Rice (IYR). The dedication of an International Year to rice, a single crop, is unprecedented in UNGA’s history. In declaring the IYR, the UNGA recognized that rice is the primary food source for more than half of the world’s population and that enhancing the sustainability and productivity of rice-based production systems will require the commitment of many parts of civil society as well as government and inter-governmental action. The theme of the IYR, "Rice is Life", is drawn from the understanding that rice-based systems are essential to everyone,展开更多
文摘On 16 December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the year 2004 the International Year of Rice (IYR). The dedication of an International Year to rice, a single crop, is unprecedented in UNGA’s history. In declaring the IYR, the UNGA recognized that rice is the primary food source for more than half of the world’s population and that enhancing the sustainability and productivity of rice-based production systems will require the commitment of many parts of civil society as well as government and inter-governmental action. The theme of the IYR, "Rice is Life", is drawn from the understanding that rice-based systems are essential to everyone,
