Researcher Ian Chivers is championing the nutritive properties of native Australian rice. After many millions of years of adaptation to the Australian environment and unpredictable rainfall, he believes it to be superior to the non-native species currently cultivated in this country, with a protein content of around 22% as opposed to the 9% of white rice.

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