How is sustainable rice produced?
The rice value chain includes several key stages, starting with essential inputs like fertilizers, seeds and machinery. These resources are crucial for efficient cultivation, which involves planting, growing and harvesting high-quality rice.
Once harvested, rice is aggregated, processed, packaged and stored before being distributed to retailers by wholesalers such as supermarkets and retailers.
Finally, rice is consumed in homes and restaurants.
The rice value chain is closely linked with sectors like water, environment, infrastructure, energy and transport, and it’s important to work across sectors to green this vital commodity.
FOLUR Rice Project Countries
The FOLUR Impact Program collaborates globally to transform food systems through sustainable value chains for eight commodities across 27 countries. Specifically, the program has rice projects in China, India, Indonesia, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam. These projects implement sustainable rice production at a landscape level, involving all actors along the value chain. In practice, this involves connecting with farmers, producer organizations, women – who often contribute substantially to rice production – and governments to achieve a multi-stakeholder approach.
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