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Glutinous rice is a type of rice grown in Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Cambodia and Indonesia.

An estimated 85 % of Lao rice production is of this type.

The rice has been recorded in the region for at least 1, 100 years.

The improved rice varieties ( in terms of yield ) adopted throughout Asia during the Green Revolution were non-glutinous, and Lao farmers rejected them in favor of their traditional sticky varieties.

Over time, higher-yield strains of glutinous rice have become available from the Lao National Rice Research Programme.