RICE CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
RICE contribution by 2030:
About 18 million rice producers and consumers assisted out of poverty through:
- High-yielding rice varieties with increased market value, leading to rice that is profitable to poor farmers and affordable to poor consumers
- Better functioning rice value chains that increase the income of all its actors
- Improved rice husbandry and diversified farming systems that increase the profit of farmers
RICE contribution by 2030:
About 26 million people assisted out of hunger and 18 million people meeting zinc requirements through:
- Climate-smart and stress-tolerant rice varieties
- Increased concentration of minerals and micronutrients in the rice grains
- Resilient rice management practices that close yield gaps
- Reduced postharvest losses along the rice value chain
RICE contribution by 2030:
Increased gender equity and empowerment in the rice sector, through:
- Increased women’s access to and control over resources (seed, inputs, technologies, and technical knowledge)
- Increased women’s productivity and production, thereby increasing their income share and purchasing power
- Production technologies to alleviate drudgery and back-breaking manual labor by women farmers
RICE contribution by 2030:
About 15% increase in water-use efficiency in rice fields through:
- Rice varieties with improved water-use efficiency
- Water-saving management technologies and cropping systems
- Promotion of reusing water in rice-growing environments
- Reduced pollution of water resources with agro-chemicals through improved crop husbandry
RICE contribution by 2030:
Enhanced participation of young people in vibrant and dynamic rice agri-businesses through:
- New business models for service provision
- Entrepreneurial skills training of young farmers
- Development and delivery of mechanization options and ICT tools
RICE contribution by 2030:
Enhanced resource-use efficiency and sustainability throughout the rice value chain through:
- Guidelines, standards, and outreach models for sustainable rice production and processing
- Quantitative sustainability impact indicators
- Best rice management practices that combine reduced environmental footprint with economic profitability
RICE contribution by 2030:
About 36 million farms use climate-smart rice varieties and management practices; greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields reduced by 57 megatons CO2 equivalent/year through:
- Climate-smart rice varieties with resilience to drought, flooding, and extreme temperatures
- Climate-smart rice management technologies
- Climate-informed advisory systems
- Water-saving management practices that reduce methane emissions by 30-40%
- Crop husbandry technologies to sequester carbon, such as charring and soil incorporation of husk
RICE contribution by 2030:
Globally conserved and shared rice genetic resources through:
- Safe storage and conservation of rice genetic resources in rice genebanks
- Access to genetic resources in accordance with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- The promotion of fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of rice genetic resources