{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rice: The New Frontier of Sustainable Ag","description":"On this episode\u2026 Co-founder and CEO of Lotus Foods, Ken Lee, talks about the winding journey (literally, time spent traveling through China) that brought him and his partner, Carol, to the creation of Lotus Foods and why he says that \u201crice is the best thing we could have stumbled on.\u201d Tune in to hear about\u2026  His best advice for people hoping to change the world in small\u2014and big\u2014ways. The System of Rice Intensification and why it could be a global game-changer\u2014if only farmers are willing to try it. (Think 50% less water required, 90% fewer seeds used, no agrichemicals necessary\u2026 are you curious yet? And no, it\u2019s not too good to be true.) What percentage of the world receives more than half of their calories from rice. The feminization of agriculture\u2014why it\u2019s oppressive in the rice industry and how we can flip it to be empowering. How Lotus Foods\u2019 Do the Rice Thing and More Crop Per Drop initiatives feed into what they call their \u201caudacious goal\u201d to change how rice is grown on the planet  ","author_name":"Rootstock Radio","author_url":"https:\/\/www.organicvalley.coop\/blog\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7478012\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/7478012"}