Digital Rice Services for Super Pollutant Mitigation Published 2026 Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download TEAP-Digital Rice Services_0.pdf en Added on: 25 June, 2026 Featured resource Off Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Digital Rice Services For Super Pollutant Mitigation Why rice systems matter for super pollutant mitigationRice remains a cornerstone of global food security, serving as a primary staple for more than half of the world’s population. At the same time, flooded rice paddies can produce methane emissions through the decomposition of organic matter such as rice straw.The report highlights that rice mitigation strategies need to consider methane, nitrous oxide and black carbon together, so that climate-smart practices deliver real net benefits. Image Image Image Top Production Image Top Production 2024/2025 Rice Production Image 2024/2025 Rice Production Mitigation practices and digital tools Image Image Image Image Image Image What are Digital Rice Services?Digital Rice Services are tools and systems that support better decisions in the rice sector. They can combine advisory services, remote sensing, field data, sensors, digital MRV, decision support and carbon accounting.They help farmers, governments, investors and project developers identify where mitigation practices are suitable, monitor adoption, track results and target resources more effectively. 1. MRV tools Digital systems can support measurement, reporting and verification by collecting and organizing emissions-related data. 2. Digital advisory services Mobile tools and extension platforms can provide farmers with practical guidance on water, fertilizer and crop management. 3. Precision agriculture and IoT tools Sensors, remote sensing and field-level technologies can support more targeted rice management decisions. 4. Market access and incentive platforms Digital platforms can connect farmers with incentives, finance, carbon markets or sustainability programmes. 5. Education, gamification and capacity building Digital learning tools can support farmer engagement, training and wider adoption of low-emission practices. Key Messages Image Image Image Image Investment opportunitiesScaling Digital Rice Services requires investment from different actors. The report points to opportunities for the public sector, private sector and philanthropy, while noting that climate finance for agricultural non-CO2 mitigation remains modest compared with the scale of need. Digital tools can help lower monitoring costs, improve transparency, and support carbon market accounting by moving evidence collection from paper-based systems towards dashboards, satellite data, sensors and field-level digital records. For Article 6 and voluntary carbon markets, the value of DRS lies in making rice-sector mitigation more measurable and finance-attractive. Digital MRV can reduce verification costs, improve the accuracy of emissions data and link on-farm data to carbon credit systems. The report identifies opportunities for public actors, private sector partners, philanthropies and climate finance stakeholders to support the development and scaling of Digital Rice Services. Public sector Governments can integrate Digital Rice Services into agricultural policies, NDC implementation, MRV systems and climate-smart agriculture programmes. Private sector Agritech firms, service providers and digital platforms can support innovation, advisory services, data systems and scalable tools for farmers. Philanthropy Philanthropic funding can help de-risk early-stage pilots, support capacity building and test new delivery models. Climate finance and carbon markets Digital MRV can help strengthen credibility, reduce monitoring costs and support access to climate finance or carbon market mechanisms. Tags Pollutants (SLCPs) Black carbon Methane