Main nutritional resources: rice
Man working the paddy fields in the Albufera on a pallet. Valencia (Spain). © Museo del Traje.

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Main nutritional resources: rice

Rice was brought to Spain by the Arabs. Its cultivation in the lagoon of Valencia (Albufera) and other parts of the country like the Ebro delta (Cataluña) or RietVell (Aragón). Artisanal rice crop shown in the image, helps towards the preservation of the wetlands and the birds which live there, so nowadays these crops receive special subsidies from the EU, if they meet certain conditions.

Photo, Alberto Porres