Pakistan V India Rice

Rice is the staple food for most Asians. Rice crop needs a lot of water. It is cultivated in areas that are hot and have a heavy rainfall. Therefore, it is sown in those areas of south Asia where there is abundance of water. It is one of the most important crops of Pakistan.

The provinces of the Punjab and send are famous for its cultivation. Pakistani basmati rice exported to foreign countries. Thus, we earn a lot of foreign exchange by rice export.

In India rice is cultivated in Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and eastern and western plains and Deccan Plateau. It is also cultivated in certain areas of orissah, karnataka and madhya pradesh, andhra pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and haryana where irrigation facilities are favourable.