{"id":8687,"date":"2019-10-04T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axfoundation.misc.jishi.se\/projekt\/forstudie-om-risodling-i-pakistan"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T15:30:03","slug":"sustainable-rice-production-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/en\/projects\/sustainable-rice-production-in-pakistan","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Rice Production in Pakistan \u2013 A Replicable Model"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan's economy. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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The Issue<\/h2>\n
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The agricultural sector in Pakistan is unregulated and working conditions are harsh. Particularly vulnerable are women, who get paid less than men and often lack influence in decision-making. Climate change has led to harvests failing and groundwater levels diminishing. In 2015, basmati rice from the Punjab region came out as one of the major risk products in Axfood\u2019s human rights risk analysis. To get a better understanding of the situation for small-scale rice farmers in the region, Oxfam was assigned to do a poverty study, and soon after Axfoundation was approached.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Our Solution <\/h2>\n
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Together with implementing partner Oxfam Sweden and several supply chain actors, the Sustainable Rice Production project was initiated. The ambition was to strengthen women\u2019s influence<\/a>, improve working conditions and develop sustainable cultivation methods while minimizing business risks and improving farmers\u2019 incomes. The project set out to make certified basmati rice more accessible to consumers.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Participants take part in the SRP training. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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