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Rize

Country:

Indonesia, Vietnam

Crops/Commodity Focus:

Rice

Category:

Farmer Advisory, Capacity Building, Farm Management, Finance and Payments

About

Rize (rize.farm) is an Agri-Tech startup focused on transforming rice cultivation in Asia by making it more sustainable and economically viable for smallholder farmers. Recognizing the urgent environmental and livelihood challenges posed by rice farming, including its contribution to global methane emissions and excessive freshwater use, Rize is developing a farmer-first, tech-enabled platform to drive adoption of sustainable farming practices. Through localized agronomy models and climate-smart workflows, Rize aims to build resilient farming communities and scalable, low-emission rice value chains.

Capabilities & Features

Tech-Enabled Agronomy Model: Embeds digital workflows around agronomists to guide farmers in adopting sustainable practices.

Farmer-Centric Platform: Designed to address barriers to adoption, such as economic feasibility, technical complexity, and lack of behavioral insights.

Climate-Smart Solutions: Supports emission reduction, water conservation, and soil health improvement.

Data Capture Tools: Enables systematic collection of farm-level data to guide implementation of best practices.

Green Financing Integration: Unlocks access to climate finance to support farmers in their transition to sustainable rice cultivation.

Progress to Date

Launched operations in Indonesia and Vietnam, key rice-producing regions in Southeast Asia.

Developed a scalable platform tailored to sustainable rice cultivation and farmer behavior in the region.

Began mobilizing climate/green financing facilities to expand farmer outreach and support emissions-reducing practices.

Built rural networks through agronomist-led engagement models to increase crop yields, reduce input costs, and improve farmer resilience.