January 09, 2025

SRP Announces New Board Chair: Alan Johnson

Bangkok, 9 January 2025 – The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Johnson as its new elected Board Chair, effective 19 December 2024. Alan succeeds Keith Jones, whose leadership over the past three years has been instrumental in advancing SRP’s mission and driving impact across the global rice sector.

Reflecting on his tenure, Keith shared, “It has been a privilege to serve as the Chair of SRP, working with such a dedicated team committed to transforming the global rice sector. I am confident that Alan will continue to guide the organization towards greater impact and innovation.”

Alan is Senior Operations Officer at IFC’s Agribusiness Advisory Services, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he leads the Global Smallholder Supply Chains program.

 “I am honored to take on this role at such an exciting time for SRP,” said Alan. “Working alongside a dedicated Board and our growing SRP community, I look forward to helping to drive the next phase of growth for the platform including greater visibility and market presence for the new edition of the sustainable rice standard, improvements in farmer livelihoods, and the scaling of GHG emissions reduction.”

SRP extends its thanks to Keith for his outstanding contributions and leadership and looks forward to continuing growth and success under Alan’s able leadership.

About the Sustainable Rice Platform

The Sustainable Rice Platform e.V. (SRP) is a global multi‐stakeholder alliance comprising over 100 institutional members from the public, private, research, civil society and the financial sector.

SRP envisions a world in which rice farming is sustainable, resilient, low-emission, and contributes to the well-being of people and the environment. To achieve this, SRP catalyzes rice sector transformation through value chain action and multi-stakeholder partnerships, empowering smallholders by fostering wide-scale adoption of sustainable, low-emission rice farming practices under the SRP Standard for Sustainable Rice Cultivation.

In collaboration with its members and partners, SRP advances science-based standards, performance metrics, and tools to promote resource-use efficiency, climate resilience, and improved smallholder livelihoods. SRP also drives market transformation by creating incentives and outreach strategies that expand access to sustainably produced rice while reducing the social, environmental, and climate impacts of rice production.

For more information on the Sustainable Rice Platform contact info@sustainablerice.org or visit www.sustainablerice.org

Contact:
Roong Tepkaew, SRP Communications and Membership Manager
Email: roong.tepkaew@sustainablerice.org