• BASF extended its OPTIMA Rice research partnership with IRRI to cut methane and other greenhouse-gas emissions from rice farming.
• Early field results support alternate wetting and drying via direct-seeded rice, lowering methane and water use without reducing yields.
• Next phase targets soil health, carbon and nitrogen dynamics, carbon sequestration, biochar applications, long-term impacts of changed irrigation.
• Program launched in 2024, building from Philippine trials, positioned for broader relevance across major rice-growing regions.

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