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• Australian rice growers are continually improving their water use efficiency
• Water restrictions in urban Australia have nothing to do with rice farms
• Rice is a valuable crop to Australia
• Rice varieties grown in Australia are not the same as those grown in Asia
• Water used on rice is not the same as drinking water
• Rice farms promote biodiversity
• Rice is not the agricultural product which uses the most water
• If there’s no water, there’s no rice crop
• Rice growers are committed to the environment
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Rice growers are committed to the environment

The rice industry in Australia is committed to sustainable agriculture.

The rice industry was the first Australian agricultural industry to initiate a regional biodiversity plan and a greenhouse reduction strategy. The industry has also developed The Rice Environment Policy; a living document which demonstrates the industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

The industry’s commitment isn’t just words on paper. The rice industry has developed a number of flagship initiatives to coordinate improved environmental management and stewardship. These initiatives cover biodiversity, the greenhouse challenge and industry improvement; and all fall under the rice industry’s Environmental Champions Program. It also participates in the Environmental Management Systems Pathways and Pilot Programs supported through funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

The Australian Rice industry has also initiated an innovative recycling project whereby farmers can deposit their waste oil in 9 locations throughout the rice growing region which is collected for recycling and re-refining for sale as oil products they can re-use.

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