The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has launched a new ecolabel that will help shoppers choose rice that has been sustainably produced.
The “SRP-Verified” label was developed by a group of over 100 public, private, research, financial institutions, and civil society organizations led by the UN Environment Programme and the International Rice Research Institute to reduce the environmental impact of one of the largest food crops in the world.
Read the full story at UN Environment Programme
More on SRP activities in Southeast Asia:
- The SRP in Thailand: Better grain quality, higher incomes, lower production costs, and increased productivity
- The SRP in the Philippines: “We now know that we are eating safe rice”
- The SRP in Cambodia: Leveling the field for farmers, rice, and endangered wildlife
- The SRP in Vietnam: A promising solution for farmers and rice
