Bureau for the Appraisal of Societal Impacts for Citizen information (BASIC)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2007 to 2017)
Reporting Period: 2007 to 2017
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Food security
- Inequality
- Plight of women farmers/workers
- Climate change
- Sustainability
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Food insecurity
- Inequality in value chains
- Plight of women farmers/workers
- Climate change impacts
- Price volatility
- Limited access to markets and infrastructure
- High costs of production
- Lack of government support
- Informal imports
- Post-harvest losses
Mitigation Strategies
- Government interventions (price support, minimum support prices, subsidized rice distribution)
- Investments in research and extension of quality and resistant varieties
- Encouragement of good agricultural practices and food safety
- Contract farming arrangements
- Modernization of milling and processing facilities
- Development of economies of scale
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Floods
- Droughts
- Pests and diseases
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 1: No Poverty
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 5: Gender Equality
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 13: Climate Action
The report highlights the need to address poverty, hunger, gender inequality, decent work, and climate change within the rice value chains.