JAKARTA, August 7, 2025 Do Good Things Tech Institute (DGTTI) has announced a new research collaboration with BioRice Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based agritech startup that addresses the climate crisis by decarbonizing rice farming through science-based microbial solutions. This collaboration aims to reduce methane emissions, suppress nitrous oxide, and increase rice yields in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia is one of the world's largest rice producers and rice farming is a significant source of methane emissions, a greenhouse gas over 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Addressing these emissions is crucial to slowing climate change while protecting food security and supporting rural livelihoods.

This collaboration brings together BioRice's cutting-edge agritech expertise with DGTTI's extensive local and regional networks and policy insights to drive practical, scalable solutions for sustainable rice farming. Starting with Indonesia, DGTTI and BioRice have plans to partner with leading research institutions, farming communities, agribusiness leaders, and policymakers in Southeast Asia to design and execute research projects. 

"We believe meaningful agricultural transformation is driven by science and starts at the grassroots," said Wilson Tan, Managing Director, BioRice. "BioRice's innovations in microbial R&D and DGTTI's ground insights shall contribute to shaping a more resilient and equitable future for farming communities in Indonesia and Southeast Asia." (sp)