Rice/Bhat is our main staple diet in Nepal. There's hardly any day where we do not consume rice. But the interesting thing is we did not consume rice like this always. Our love for rice is very recent. But we import most of our rice from India creating a massive trade deficit and also recent studies have shown that rice may not be the most healthy and nutritious crop. But how did we reach here? How did this one crop that was just consumed by people from upper class, and some limited families became such a important part of our diet? This is the story of Rice. Bhokmandu: Whatsapp / Viber: +977-9851108888 https://bhokmandu.com.np/ Let's connect : If you are on Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/dipesh.tripathi.35.] If you are on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/NepaliComment] If you are on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/dipesh.trip/] Research by: Rijan Maharjan (https://www.facebook.com/rijan.maharjan.0528) Edited by: Mr Dungrey(https://www.instagram.com/khadka__ajay/) Animations and Thumbnail by: Rabi Kandel (https://www.instagram.com/proto_flex/) Sub-Editor: Arpit Thapa Magar (https://www.instagram.com/arpit_akkun/) Sources: Newspaper https://kathmandupost.com/food/2019/01/18/how-rice-became-a-staple-in-the-hills-and-mountains-and-why-thats-unsustainable https://kathmandupost.com/money/2018/01/17/nepalis-eating-less-rice-compared-to-a-decade-ago https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/are-nepalis-really-eating-more-rice https://www.nepalitimes.com/opinion/work-for-food https://www.nepalitimes.com/editorial/nepals-rice-economy https://english.onlinekhabar.com/sri-rice-farming-nepal.html https://english.onlinekhabar.com/rice-maybe-unhealthy-think-not-just-carbs.html https://english.onlinekhabar.com/rice-maybe-unhealthy-think-not-just-carbs.html https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/dependency-on-rice-increasing-annual-import-touches-rs-50-billion https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/new-technology-can-revolutionize-agriculture-in-nepal/ https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/nepal-still-importing-rice-sending-out-over-rs-26-billion-a-year-3376 https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/india-to-export-600-000-tons-of-unmilled-rice-to-nepal-33528 Research papers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759204/ https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJN/article/view/44796/33691 http://doacrop.gov.np/public/uploads/Pdffile/Rice_Varietal_Mapping_1470895701_1512106555-16567.pdf https://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2019/project1/India.pdf http://www.tepc.gov.np/tradeagreement/Treaty%20of%20Trade.pdf