India is one of the world's largest producers of rice, accounting for 20% of all world rice production and accounts for over 70% of the world's basmati rice production, Rice is India's pre-eminent crop, Rice is the staple food for two-thirds of the world's population. This simple grain has been a popular life sustaining food for thousands of years because it is nutritious, versatile, economical, easy to prepare and tastes good. Rice is cultivated in more than 100 countries and on every continent except Antarctica.