noun
homegrown rice; domestically produced rice
Refers to rice grown within the country, often contrasted with imported rice. Common in agricultural, economic, and consumer contexts.
このスーパーでは内地米と外国産米の両方を扱っています。
This supermarket carries both domestically grown rice and imported rice.
最近、内地米の消費が増えている。
Recently, consumption of homegrown rice has been increasing.
Also means domestically produced rice, but 内地米 can carry a nuance of 'mainland' or 'home territory' rice, sometimes used in contrast to rice from overseas territories or colonies in historical contexts.
Compound of 内地 (ないち, 'inland; home country') and 米 (まい, 'rice'). The term 内地 historically referred to the Japanese mainland, and 内地米 originally distinguished mainland rice from that produced in overseas territories. Today it simply means domestically grown rice.