B a s B o u m a n , R I C E D i r e c t o r ( I R R I )

The Sustainable Rice Plat formTrans fo rm ing the r i ce va lue cha in

1. SDG Poverty eradication => from 10 to 0%2. Population growth => food demand (Asia: rice)3. Increased Asian consumer awareness (quality, food safety)4. Resource degradation (water, soil)5. Resource scarcity (water, land, energy, labor)6. Climate change7. Social equity (gender, underprivileged)8. …

NEED FOR A SUSTAINABLE R ICE VALUE CHAIN

Value Chain

CheapFull stomachTastyNutritiousHealthySafeEnvironment

GHG emissionWater useLand degradationAir pollutionBiodiversity loss

High yieldStable yieldDisease, pestDrought, typhoonQuality, tasteIncomeChildren to school

CheapFull stomachTastyNutritiousHealthySafeEnvironment

Clean environmentCarbon captureSustainability

High yieldStable yieldDisease, pestDrought, typhoonQuality, tasteIncomeChildren to school

SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAIN

There must be:• credible, robust and feasible ‘standard’ or ‘sustainability

toolkit’ available for farmers• a mechanism for passing benefits through value chain• Mechanism for widespread adoption

………. and this is where the rice supply chain and its trade flows become important.

MOBIL IZ ING THE VALUE CHAIN

Multi-stakeholder global alliance among 64 institutions representing governments, private sector actors, NGOs, international research community

THE SUSTAINABLE R ICE PLATFORM

• Unique standard• Supported by a global

multi-stakeholder network • Tailored to smallholder

needs• Aims to maintain

productivity while minimizing environmental and social footprint

CURRENT RICE SECTOR CHALLENGES

• Stagnating yield growth • Resource inefficiency• Environment / biodiversity

impacts• Contribution to climate change• Impacts of climate change• Low farmer incomes

FARMERS CENTRAL

Many “component technologies” (water, nutrients, pest management, etc)

Many “Integrated Technologies”, System of Rice Intensification (SRI), Conservation Agriculture (CA), Integrate Crop Management (ICM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Resource-Conserving technologies (RCT), “One-Must-Do, Five-Gains”, “Three Controls strategy”, RiceCheck,Mechanized integrated service provisions,...

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Brazil

Argentina,

Uruguay

Australia Thailand

Cambodia

Tanzania

USA

• Diversity in practices, values

• What actually is sustainability, who defines?

• Challenge: create a globally valid set of Principles and Standards

• …that allows local implementation

Members

Governments:Thailand, Vietnam,

Cambodia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka

Input suppliers:BASF, Bayer

CropScience, Syngenta, Coromandel

Retailers:Kellogg’s, Mars,

Ahold Traders:Louis Dreyfus Commodities,

Olam International

Producers:Nestle Paddy Club Malaysia,

West African Regional Association for Rice

Producers

Research:Punjab Agricultural Univ, Kasetsart Univ, Univ of

Malaysia, Asian Institute for Technology

NGOs:Rainforest Alliance,

Aidenvironment, Solidaridad

Conveners: UNEP, IRRI

STANDARDS TAKE T IME - MULTID IMENSIONAL

Farm management

7%Pre planting

11%

Water use11%

Nutrient management

12%Pest

management12%

Harvest and post harvest

15%

Health and safety15%

Labor rights17%

“The soil is safe from heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, and lead”

“The farmer attends training or regularly seeks professional advice”

“Efficient and site-specific nutrient management is applied”

“Children living on the farm in the age of compulsory schooling go to school all year long”

46 REQUIREMENTS IN 8 D IMENSIONS

1. Profitability: Net income from rice

2. Labor productivity

3. Productivity: Grain yield

4. Food safety 7. Appropriate pesticide use

5. Water productivity

6. Nitrogen and phosphorus

8. Greenhouse gas mitigation9. Worker health and safety

10. Child labor

11. Women’s empowerment

NEXT: QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS

CORIGAP project, 2015

FIRST RESULTS

• Field testing of standards by SRP partners• Roll out of standards – multi-institutional• Research: develop quantitative indicators (biodiversity?);

develop Field Calculators• Handbook of ‘approved’ sustainable practices’ – menu to

choose from?• Models for passing benefits through value chain;

business case for all – farmers!

WHAT NEXT?

WANT TO JOIN? - SUSTAINABLERICE.ORG

Value proposition• Be at the table to define sustainability and contribute to a global

framework• Be the first to see how your company fits in• Consumer satisfaction of your brand• Market share