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SRP’s 10th Anniversary Report: 10 Years of Transforming the Global Rice Sector 

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Now, more than ever, sustainable rice cultivation is critically important. As one of the world’s staple food groups, rice is among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Hence, the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has dedicated itself over the past decade to promoting climate-smart agricultural practices among small rice farmers and other stakeholders …

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SRP accepted as ISEAL Community Member

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SRP is proud to announce that we have been accepted as an ISEAL Community Member as of December 2021. ISEAL is the global membership organisation for ambitious, collaborative and transparent sustainability systems. As an ISEAL Community Member, SRP will collaborate with other sustainability standards and similar systems to scale and demonstrate positive impact. We are …

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Support smallholders for sustainable rice value chains

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Sustainable rice is in the spotlight In the wake of the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26, we are seeing the climate-agriculture nexus take a more prominent position on the world stage and rice production is in the spotlight. Releasing 10% of global methane emissions, rice-growing landscapes also consume 40% of global irrigation water, use …

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How sustainable rice production plays a key role in food security

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Since our establishment 10 years ago, SRP has worked to transform the global rice sector toward a more sustainable model across the value chain. Our goals are to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, reduce the environmental footprint of rice production, and offer an assured supply of sustainable rice to ensure food security for billions …

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SRP: 10 years in review

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As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), our message is clear: We are just getting started. SRP, now an independent membership association with around 100 institutional members worldwide, is a multi-stakeholder alliance that will continue to drive sustainability in the global rice sector moving forward through the resources and leverage …

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Farmer Success Stories: Part 1

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Since 2011, the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has been transforming the global rice sector by developing sustainable production standards, performance indicators, incentive mechanisms, and outreach initiatives to boost wide-scale adoption of sustainable best practices throughout rice value chains. Over the past decade, registered SRP projects have impacted over 400,000 farmers in Asia, Africa, Europe, and …

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EU retailer survey points to emerging demand for sustainable rice

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The Sustainable Rice Platform recently conducted a survey among a broad base of retailers, brands, millers, traders and other downstream rice actors and stakeholders in Europe. The findings show a significant interest and increase in sustainably produced rice in the near future: Based on these ambitions and expectations, the supply of sustainable rice needs to …

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Workshop Summary: Reimagining opportunities for ICT-driven innovation in agriculture and its transformative potential for rice smallholders

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Background and objective  Recent years have seen rapid growth in development and uptake of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based technologies in Southeast Asia, driven primarily by lower cost and wider coverage of Internet access, accompanied by wide smartphone penetration even among lower income groups. Farmers already use a wide array of. ICT-based tools such as …

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