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Rice

The Guide > Food & Drink > Baking & Cooking > Rice 

    Industry Alert: Water Usage

Heavy Water Footprint

Rice is a water hungry crop, and not naturally suited to being grown in Australia, a dry continent. 1 kg of rice needs approximately 3400 litres of water (www.waterfootprint.org). Most Australian rice is grown in the Murray-Darling River Basin, and draws a significant amount of water from that river system. Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2005-6 estimated to create one dollar of product, the rice sector consumes 4569 litres of Murray-Darling water. 90% of Australian rice produced is for export. That said, the Australian Rice industry is one of the most efficient in the world, having improved water use efficiency by 60% over the past 10 years and now using use 50% less water to grow one kilo of rice than the world average.   [See more...]
  • You may wish to buy rice from a country further away, having higher rainfall. The trade off is that it has travelled a long way. Choose a closer country such as Indonesia rather than India. Alternatively you may wish to choose Australian grown rice and so you reduce travel miles, and invest in a local industry.

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Rainfed Rice  [more info]
Features: Low water footprint
This certified biodynamic rice is grown in Northern NSW without irrigation. Grown and milled on the family-owned Slater Farm in Northern Rivers, NSW. Distributed by Santos Trading, Byron Bay, located less than 100km from the farm.

Manufacturer: Slater Farm / Santos
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Mahatma  Riviana Foods   (SunRice) Australian Owned  Some praise, no criticism2
Riviana  Riviana Foods   (SunRice) Australian Owned  Some praise, no criticism2
Tastic  Riviana Foods   (SunRice) Australian Owned  Some praise, no criticism2
Koala  SunRice   Australian Owned  Some praise, no criticism2
SunRice some products certified organic some products certified organic SunRice   Australian Owned  Some praise, no criticism2
Maharajah's Choice  Ostindo International   Australian Owned  No rating3
Imperial Grain  Aldi Australia   (Aldi South) GER  Praises, some criticism4
Ben's Original  Mars Australia   (Mars) USA  Praises, some criticism4
Uncle Ben's  Mars Australia   (Mars) USA  Praises, some criticism4
Tilda  Ebro Foods  
Distributor: Manassen Foods  
ESP  Criticisms6



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