Researchers trace Suriname rice back to Africa, suggesting new link with slave trade

NEW YORK, USA -- A team of researchers has traced a type of rice grown in the South American country of Suriname to a similar type found in the fields of Ivory Coast, revealing additional linkages between “New World” and “Old World” crops that likely resulted from the slave trade. http://ift.tt/2dMQEbk Source : caribbeannewsnow.com