USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Program
AgriCapture Climate-Friendly Rice
Climate-Friendly Rice is grown with farming practices that:
Reduce GHG Emissions
Conserve Water
Improve Soil Health
The AgriCapture team provides agronomic advice to farmers, collects data to verify the climate benefits of climate-smart rice cultivation, and traces benefits through the value chain.
The 2023 program includes:
25,000
Climate-Friendly Rice Acres
$2 million
Direct Farmer Incentives
100 million
Pounds of Climate-Friendly Rice
Resulting in up to:
25,000 Metric Tons of CO2e Emissions Avoided
2.5 Billion Gallons of Water Saved
Acres enrolled in the Climate-Friendly Rice Program must adhere to the following requirements:
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Climate-Friendly Irrigation through Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) or Furrow Irrigated Rice (FIR)
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Efficient Nitrogen Management
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Approved Rice Residue Management
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Identity Preserved Storage