The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is pleased to announce the following four new Board Members that joined SRP’s Board on 28 March 2022. Each will serve on the Board for a three-year term effective 28 March 2022 through 2025. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming them. Dr. Arjumand Nizami HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation – At […]
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The SRP Assurance Scheme recognizes three different types of Chain of Custody models: Identity Preservation, Segregation and Mass Balance. Chain of Custody verification is required for on‐product use of SRP claims and use of the on‐pack SRP‐Verified Label. Following an open consultation, the SRP Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard v 1.0 was launched in October
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SRP has updated relevant training rules and systems corresponding to a growing number of SRP authorized training courses and qualified persons to support SRP activities at scale. The following updates might be especially relevant for SRP Authorized Trainers/Trainees who have passed SRP Training Courses in the past New designations for SRP Authorized Trainer What are
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The 2022 Annual General Assembly meeting of the SRP e.V., will take place on 28 March 2022 at 08:00 to 10:30 (GMT) using the Microsoft Teams virtual meeting platform. The General Assembly, comprising representatives of all full members, is SRP’s highest decision-making body. The purpose of this annual meeting is to enable all members to
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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 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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The SRP Board is pleased to announce that Keith Jones has accepted the role of Chair of the SRP Board following a unanimous Board resolution. On taking on the role of SRP Board Chair, Keith made the following comment: “It is an honour to take on this role as SRP celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The
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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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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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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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