Rice, Specialty Grains & Seeds

We're a world-leading rice merchant, as well as a leader in supplying specialty grains and seeds, including pulses, sesame, quinoa and chia.

With our origin teams across Africa, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, we’re perfectly positioned to meet our customers’ needs around the globe, supplying for bulk and private label retail, as well as servicing consumers’ directly through our market-leading rice brands in Africa.

Our focus is on building sustainable production, which can scale to feed the increasing global population and improve livelihoods and farming practices by leveraging our close connections with farming communities.

Sustainability Report 2021

Our Specialty Grains and Seeds, Peru Sustainability Report 2021 outlines the ongoing progress and efforts made in delivering a positive impact to the local quinoa and chia farmers and communities in Peru. The report highlights how Olam Agri’s Specialty Grains and Seeds business, a leading supplier of processed quinoa and chia, is contributing towards improving farmer livelihoods, nutrition and health, and supporting climate change efforts.

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Annual Sustainability Report 2021 - Specialty Grains & Seeds

Rice

We’re one of the leading originators, distributors, and merchants of rice globally.

Specialty Grains & Seeds

We’re a leader in specialty grains and seeds including pulses, sesame, quinoa and chia.

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Large scale sustainable rice project improves incomes of smallholder farmers and makes positive impact on environment

10,000 farmers on the Mekong Delta see incomes increase by 17% through successful public-private partnership between Olam Agri, GIZ and MARD Farmers in the programme’s trial plots saw a reduction in water usage by up to 40% and N-P-K fertiliser by up to 15% Improved quality of rice meets international standards and opens up new markets in EU and US Vietnam 10,000 smallholder farmers have made significant improvement in farming practices and quality of rice as part of the Market Oriented Smallholder Value Chain (MSVC) programme. Established in 2018, MSVC is a multi-stakeholder initiative between Olam Agri, German development cooperation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Through this programme, up to 150,000 tonnes of paddies that meets international standards is produced, creating new growth opportunities for Vietnam’s rice exports to markets such as the EU and US.

Olam Agri appoints Ashish Pande as Country Head in Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, has appointed Ashish Pande as the new Country Head of Olam Agri in Nigeria, effective 23rd September 2022.

Home Maker To Home Builder – The Journey Of Women Building Houses In The Republic Of Congo

For 23 women from the village of Pokola, in Republic of Congo, this year's International Women's Day will be remembered as the beginning of an unprecedented journey. They committed themselves towards a livelihood they could never otherwise have imagined – and along the way, educating their husbands, families and future co-workers on equality and empowerment. Launched on March 8, 2021, Project MaC - 'Menagere a Constructrice' or 'Home Maker to Home Builder' allowed women in the north of the Republic of Congo to develop skills for constructing wooden houses, enabling them to secure roles with Congolaise Industrielle des Bois. The success of this project paved the way to launch the second edition on August 8, 2021. It was a moment of rejoicing for CIB, seeing the 23 women from the first edition graduate and welcoming the new batch of 20 women for the second edition. From 1968 until six months ago, forestry, wood and wood products operations were filled mainly by male workers at Congol

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