Rice is vital for billions of farmers and consumers who depend on it for livelihoods and sustenance. However, the industry is faced with innumerable challenges concerning the environment and value chains. Sustainable rice production has therefore become a reliable solution to help our rice industry – proven to be cost-effective and provide a higher quantity of better quality crops in the long run.

This SRP-Authorized Training Course is an online training, designed for persons who will implement registered Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) programs, particularly those conducting farmer outreach and farmer capacity building activities. Participants will not only understand, in-depth, the SRP Standard for Sustainable Rice Cultivation and Performance Indicators but will also learn how to implement these SRP instruments in their own context.

The training is spanned over 5 days with 3-hour input discussion session and 1-hour group/individual work session per day. Participants are to reserve 1 hour for pre-reading and preparation every day.

Upon the completion of the course, participants will be eligible for an examination. Successful candidates will be endorsed by SRP and included in SRP Authorized Trainers Register. from which, registered SRP outreach projects may select trainers to conduct their own training.

*The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is a multi-stakeholder platform to promote resource efficiency and sustainability in the global rice sector through an alliance that links research, production, policy making, trade and consumption. For more information on SRP, please visit http://www.sustainablerice.org/ 

**AIZ is endorsed as an SRP-Authorized Training Provider and joins forces with other organizations in promoting sustainable rice worldwide.

At the end of the training, the participants will have:

• Understood the purpose of the SRP instruments, and how they can be used in complement to drive sustainable rice cultivation
• Determined how to apply the SRP Standard and Performance Indicators to meet the objectives of SRP projects
• Practiced and planned how to effectively communicate and train implementers on the SRP Standard and Performance Indicators

• Benefits of Sustainable Rice Farming
• Overview of SRP: Vision, Members, Instruments, and Supporting Resources
• SRP Standard on Sustainable Rice Cultivation and Performance Indicators
• Case Study and Applied Exercise of SRP Standard and Performance Indicators Implementation

The training is spanned over 5 days with 3-hour input discussion session and 1-hour group/individual work session per day. Participants are to reserve 1 hour for pre-reading and preparation every day.

Tentative hours of training is from 14.00 - 17.00 (GMT+7) or 7.00 - 10.00 (GMT). However, depending on the time zone of registered participants, the training hours can be adjusted to accommodate participants.