Major climates and main rice-growing areas in America Mostly irrigated rice Upland rice dominated Mostl ted rice □ Temperat 口 Subtropical口 Tropical ● Rice Area
F|GUREⅣ4 Major climates and main rice-growing areas in Africa Only irrigated rice Dominated by Dominated by rainfed lowa nd rice 口 Tropical口 Sub-tropical ● Rice Area
F|GUREⅣ5 Major climates and main rice-growing areas in Europe 口 Boreal 口 Temperate口 Sub-tropical ● Rice Area
TABLEⅣ7 TABLEⅣ10 Harvested rice area(10 ha)in different regions of Rice production(10 tonnes) in different regions of America in 1987 and 1997 Africa(1987 and 1997) 1987 1997 Change 1987 1997 Change North America 1.02 123 +0.21 North Africa 2.36 5.38 +3.02 Central America 0.69 0.66 -0.03 West Africa 7.05 +2.82 South America 7.30 East Africa 3.04 3.66 +0.62 America 9.01 7.37 164 Others 0.45 0.58 +0.13 3- vear average values were used (1986-88 for 1987 and Africa 10.08 16.67 +6.59 1996-98for1997) 3-year average values were used (1986-88 for 1987 and 1996-98for1997) TABLEⅣ8 Rice yield (kg/ha)in different regions of America in TABLEⅣ11 (1987and1997 Rice harvested area(10 ha)in different regions of Africa(1987 and 1997) 1987 1997 Change 1987 1997 Chang North America 6254 6617 +363 Central America 3275 3333 +58 North africa 0.63 South America 2250 3 184 +934 West Africa 2.79 4.38 +1.59 America 2781 3766 East Africa 194 +0.29 3-year average values were used(1986-88 for 1987 and Others 0.42 +0.25 Africa 5.26 62 +236 1996-98for997) 3-year average values were used (1986-88 for 1987 and TABLEⅣ9 l996-98for1997)
year average values were used( 1986-88 for TABLEⅣ9 199-8or1997 Rice production(10 tonnes)in different regions of America(1987 and 1997 TABLEⅣ12 Rice yield (kg/ha) in different regions of Africa 1987 1997 change (1987and1997) North America 6.38 8.14 +1.76 1987 1997 Cha Central America 2.26 2.20 0.06 South america 1643 1745 +934 North africa 5861 8431 +2570 America 25.07 27.79 +271 West africa 1514 1610 East Africa 1844 1884 60 a3- year average values were used (1986-88 for 1987 and Others 206 1998fr1997) Africa 1902 2186 +284 year average values were used(1986-88 for 1987 and 19998forl97