Sustainable Supply Chains - Connecting Farmers to Manufacturers and Beyond
(WorldNews Switzerland)

SGS has been helping to pilot the new Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) and launched Transparency-One, a cutting edge supply chain analysis tool. Rice is the main staple for 3.5 billion people, delivering 20% of their daily calorie intake. Consumption continues to grow in Asia, and though there are signs of decline in some higher income countries, it remains the fastest growing food staple in Africa and Latin America. Producing, on average, 480 million metric tonnes (MMT) per year, the rice industry is fragmented and complex. Globally, more than 2 million smallholders work 160 million hectares of land, but production yields are stalling and environmental concerns are growing. With so many...