Olam Agri is a market leading, differentiated food, feed and fibre agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across rice, grains & oilseeds, integrated feed & protein, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services, Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with 38.3 million MT in volume traded in 2022. Focused on transforming food, feed and fibre for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enable farming communities to prosper sustainably and strive for a food-secure future.
In our Rice business, we work closely with rice millers, farmers and third-party suppliers to source and supply high-quality rice around the world. We’ve established key partnerships, such as with the Thai Rice Department, the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD), and the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), to promote sustainable rice cultivation. In Southeast Asia, through these partnerships, we work closely with smallholder rice farmers to train them in climate-smart farming practices so that they are able to produce safer, higher quality rice that lead to improved yields and increased incomes for the farmers. Our Market Oriented Smallholder Value Chain (MSVC) programme has benefitted 29,000 farmers across Thailand and Vietnam, raising their incomes by up to 20%. The programme won the highest sustainability recognition, the Farm Sustainability Assessment Gold Level by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform in 2022 and has been nominated for the Reuters Responsible Business Awards in 2023. Building on its success, the initiative has expanded to India and Nigeria.
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