Meet the SRP Board Candidates 2025

Dr. Robert Zeigler

Director

NetZero Ag

Dr. Robert Zeigler has dedicated his scientific career to developing sustainable management practices for rice pests and pathogens based on the genetics of host plant resistance and pest population biology. Increasing management responsibilities allowed him to build multidisciplinary teams that focused on creating integrated crop management practices suitable for rice farmers, first in Latin America, then Asia. He actively encouraged and fostered the development of SRP during his position as Director General of the International Rice Research Institute. He also served as Chairman of the Board of the Association of International Agricultural Research Centers (AIARC).

Hans Castelijn

Managing Director

Euricom

VSR/Euricom joined SRP in 2015 as a pioneering member, believing that collaboration and transparency throughout the rice value chain is essential for a sustainable future. We recognize the biggest challenges as regulatory compliance, food safety standards, and a lack of transparency. By joining SRP, we work with others to promote ethics and transparency throughout the value chain. We also acknowledge the growing importance of addressing the rice industry’s carbon footprint.

Emphasizing our ethos of “rice it’s in our nature” and caring for “the people behind rice,” VSR/Euricom envisions empowered consumers making conscious choices about sustainable rice. We believe in a direct connection between farmers and consumers, fostering shared responsibility for the planet. As a leading SRP product seller in Europe, we bring a customer-focused perspective from a demanding market.