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# 74 Preferred by Nature – Rice
Rice millers in the Central and East Java provinces in Indonesia are facing a shortage of paddy from farmers. Production has been impacted by changing rainfall patterns, pest attacks and the occasional non-availability of pesticides and fertilisers. The industry association Indonesia Rice Millers and Traders Association -PERPADI has partnered with Preferred by Nature, an international NGO to implement sustainable rice practices for both farmers and millers. For farmers this means practices that optimise the use of chemical inputs (even if they do not go fully organic) and water. For millers this means shifting to electricity instead of using diesel. By making these changes, both farmers and millers can decrease costs. The side benefit is carbon and methane emissions are reduced.
The project is financed by a grant from SWITCH Asia, a programme of the EU to promote sustainable consumption and production.
Sections
Section 1: First 23 minutes about how the project by Preferred by Nature, its goals and activities
Section 2: Next 13 minutes about building partnerships to take it further
Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise
New Ventures Website
www.regainparadise.org
Guest : Angga Maulana Yusuf
Lead Project Manager in the SWITCH Asia Low
Carbon Rice project
https://preferredbynature.org/newsroom/indonesias-low-carbon-rice-project-leads-way-sustainable-rice-production
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By Sanjoy SanyalRice millers in the Central and East Java provinces in Indonesia are facing a shortage of paddy from farmers. Production has been impacted by changing rainfall patterns, pest attacks and the occasional non-availability of pesticides and fertilisers. The industry association Indonesia Rice Millers and Traders Association -PERPADI has partnered with Preferred by Nature, an international NGO to implement sustainable rice practices for both farmers and millers. For farmers this means practices that optimise the use of chemical inputs (even if they do not go fully organic) and water. For millers this means shifting to electricity instead of using diesel. By making these changes, both farmers and millers can decrease costs. The side benefit is carbon and methane emissions are reduced.
The project is financed by a grant from SWITCH Asia, a programme of the EU to promote sustainable consumption and production.
Sections
Section 1: First 23 minutes about how the project by Preferred by Nature, its goals and activities
Section 2: Next 13 minutes about building partnerships to take it further
Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise
New Ventures Website
www.regainparadise.org
Guest : Angga Maulana Yusuf
Lead Project Manager in the SWITCH Asia Low
Carbon Rice project
https://preferredbynature.org/newsroom/indonesias-low-carbon-rice-project-leads-way-sustainable-rice-production