Rice production uses approximately

of the world’ s irrigation water and accounts for up to

of global methane emissions

Working with the University of California Davis and the University of Arkansas for more than a decade, Mars invested in research to make rice farming more sustainable by reducing irrigation water, GHG emissions and increasing yields. Alternate wetting and drying is a climate smart agricultural practice that can reduce GHG emissions by up to 40 % and water usage by up to 30 %. The key to scaling this and driving impact has been supporting farmers to transition to climate smart practices.

“ The best way for a farmer to gain knowledge is through another farmer,” Nici says.“ We were fortunate to work with a pioneering farmer in Arkansas

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