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Autour du Riz cultivates its rice in the region of Chieng Rai in Thailand, a high plateau in the mountains close to the Laotian river naturally preserved from city pollution. Since 13 years ago, at the instigation of Francesco Vignolla, founder of Riseria Monferrato, collaborating with the Rice Research Institute of Bangkok, a unique Thai organic rice production programme has been put in place:
The fields, sown by a consortium of three villages, are cultivated by more than 50 farmers certified by Bioagricoop. The harvesting for Autour du Riz is done manually. A minimum price has been set to protect the farmers' income in case of a dramatic fall in the markets in the price of rice. The canteens in the region are provided with organic rice so that the children can benefit from high quality rice.
The Italian Manufacturer has established a company in Bangkok to commercialise this organic rice throughout the world. It has obtained exclusive distribution rights for Thai organic rice in Europe. The Autour du Riz rice from Thailand has been certified by Bioagricert as representing fair trade.
http://www.organic-fairtrade.org
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