This Draft African Standard (DARS) for rice in the context of Good Agricultural Practices covers all aspects and requirements in cultivation, production, processing, consumption and value-chain products for domestic, commercial and industrial use with emphasizes on the importance of integrating health and environmental considerations into rice farming techniques to promote long-term viability and to minimize negative impacts on ecosystems with regard to the respective concepts of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Rice (HS code(s): 1006); Plant growing (ICS code(s): 65.020.20)