The world relies a great deal on rice and grams for sustenance and nutrition, but will the long-term supply meet that need? According to the USDA, cereal grams provide approximately 63 percent of the calories and 50 percent of the protein consumed bythe human population worldwide. Despite the importance of these grams, however, current statistics do not suggest that the level of consumption corresponds to the level of production. In order to close the large gap between food production and demand projected for the future, it is reported that the world's farmers must produce 40 percent more rice, wheat and other grams than currently in production.
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