| Type | Staple food |
| Impact | Trade • Politics • Culinary traditions • Farming practices |
| Significance | Cultural • Religious |
| Originally from | |
| Global commodity | Faster communication and exchange |
| Cultivation environments | Modern genetics • Space • Ocean floor |
| Varieties and sub-species | Long-grain rice • Medium-grain rice • Short-grain rice • Sticky rice • Basmati rice • Jasmine rice |
