Reducing rice crop losses in Nigeria

Rice is predominantly consumed in Africa and Asia and has a high correlation to poverty and malnutrition. Globally 811 million people go to bed hungry every night, and yet 82.7 million tonnes of rice are annually lost between farm and fork. This is equivalent to nearly 306 billion tonnes of water wasted, and 48.3 million tonnes of methane produced without purpose. Rice production makes up 10% of total man-made methane emissions in agriculture and hence the emissions associated with crop losses are a significant contributor to climate change, increasing pressures on food security.