Super interesting. I consume a lot of rice, but never knew the cultivation had such a high GHG footprint. Thanks for shining light on the impact of cultivation style on emissions.
Thank you so much. I'd come across the issue with rice when I was looking at agricultural methane emissions, but it turned out to be a lot more complex than I'd realised.
Fascinating topic - I never knew about the high carbon footprint of rice either. Always heartening to hear about cases where simple adjustments that are good for the land and the farmers are also less CO2e intensive too!
I'm eating rice for dinner tonight and looking at it completely differently than I would have 10 minutes ago. Hopefully the improvements you mentioned will catch hold in the agriculture industry and there will be ways for us consumers to know if the rice we're purchasing has been planted and harvested responsibly.
Thanks. I'm hopeful in this case, because the changes are relatively simple and win-win, in that they improve productivity and reduce costs to farmers at the same time as helping the climate.
Super interesting. I consume a lot of rice, but never knew the cultivation had such a high GHG footprint. Thanks for shining light on the impact of cultivation style on emissions.
Thank you so much. I'd come across the issue with rice when I was looking at agricultural methane emissions, but it turned out to be a lot more complex than I'd realised.
Fascinating topic - I never knew about the high carbon footprint of rice either. Always heartening to hear about cases where simple adjustments that are good for the land and the farmers are also less CO2e intensive too!
Thanks Jenny. I knew that there were issues with rice, but was happy to find a story where there are some relatively easy solutions.
I'm eating rice for dinner tonight and looking at it completely differently than I would have 10 minutes ago. Hopefully the improvements you mentioned will catch hold in the agriculture industry and there will be ways for us consumers to know if the rice we're purchasing has been planted and harvested responsibly.
Thanks. I'm hopeful in this case, because the changes are relatively simple and win-win, in that they improve productivity and reduce costs to farmers at the same time as helping the climate.