Press Trip to Greece
A press trip to Thessaloniki, Greece was organized by Novacert Ltd. to promote European Rice among the rice consumers and producers of the Arab market. "The trip educated the media delegates on European Rice’s standardization process, quality control, and food safety,” says, M. Matt, Managing Editor of Gulf Agriculture
EUROPEAN RICE: ENJOY IT'S FROM EUROPE I t’s not a surprise that rice is a staple crop to the world population. European rice is today distinguished for its quality and nutritional value. It is believed that the rice was introduced to Europe by the naturalists who followed
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Alexander the Great in his expeditions. It's found in the fertile soil in Mediterranean Europe and was grown, loved, and became part of European culinary tradition. European rice is a food with a high nutritional value. It is rich in B-complex vitamins,
such as Niacin, Thiamine, Riboflavin, and Selenium, while the carbohydrates contained in its endosperm constitute an important source of energy for the human organism. Modern scientific studies recommend that a total of
January-February 2022
