Rice

Rice farmers in Iringa step up their climate smart agriculture game
Climate change is a challenge for farmers around the world. This is no different for rice farmers in Iringa, Tanzania. Climate smart agriculture is the future; it is sustainable and profitable.
Transforming Northern Uganda into a regional food basket
Empowering smallholder farmers of rice, cassava and soybean to transform Northern Uganda into a food basket for Uganda and its neighbouring countries. Last update (14/04/2021): Kickstarting an ambitious project with the EU to empower communities in Northern Uganda
Sustainability as the key to strong and competitive rice markets in Tanzania and Uganda
Significant business opportunities remain for rice farmers. Future investments must enable smallholder farmers and processors to build their businesses in a sustainable way and to acquire new skills. Last update (25/03/2021): Finding new ways to promote sustainable rice cultivation in covid-19 times
Producing quality rice for Burkina Faso's markets
Rice farmers and rice mills in the Centre-East region of Burkina Faso take up the challenge of maximising their production potential to offer better quality rice on the local market. Last update (02/03/2021): The rice mills bringing quality rice to Burkinabe consumers
Strengthening the access of farmers’ organisations to institutional markets in Burkina Faso
Rikolto's focus in view of creating a leverage effect that new institutional market access can have for family farmers' organisations.
Rice farmers’ organisations access a significant share of Mali’s institutional markets
Malian rice farmers are organising themselves to benefit better from institutional rice purchases.
West African rice farmers reconquering the local rice market
Rice farmers' organisations in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal are improving their competitiveness and their relations with the private and public sectors to win back larger shares of the rice market in West Africa.
Digital solutions for efficient management of rice commercialisation in Senegal
FEPROBA, the Federation of Farmers in the Anambe Basin, decided to test digital solutions to increase farmers’ statistical skills. This is important for the development of an effective rice commercialisation strategy, and to negotiate effectively with customers.
Sustainable and inclusive rice in Vietnam
Working together with farmer organisations, authorities and businesses to mainstream inclusive business practices for sustainable rice across the Vietnamese rice sector. Last update (02/02/2021): Rice production in Dong Thap: Towards sustainable agriculture

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