California – India (Jammu and Kashmir):
Agricultural Rice Production and Climate Change

California and the Jammu and Kashmir, India, regions will engage on a dialog and information sharing on rice farming, methane reductions and rice residue burning. This collaboration is organized in partnership with The Climate Group which organizers the Under2 Coalition. The Under2 Coalition is the largest global network of state and regional governments committed to reducing emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Agenda & Speakers

Facilitators:
Amrith Gunasekara, PhD., Science Advisor to the Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Ravneet Behla, PhD., Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisor. Healthy Soils Program, California Department of Food and Agriculture

6 AM PST – Welcoming/Opening Remarks

• Virginia Jameson, Deputy Secretary for Climate, California Department of Food and Agriculture
• Mutaharra A W Deva (Jammu and Kashmir, India)

6:10 AM PST – Rice production in India

• Sheikh Imran, Agriculture Information Officer, Department of Agriculture Kashmir, India
• Jagdish Kumar Ladha, PhD., Adjunct Professor, Department of Plant Science, University of California Davis.
  • Rice production in India
  • Current economic status of rice in India
  • Importance of rice to Indian culture
  • Current issues – air quality and greenhouse gases

6:30 AM PST – Methane emissions and rice residue burning

• Bruce Linquist, PhD., Professor of Extension, Department of Plant Science, University of California Davis.
  • Rice production in California
  • Current economic status of rice in California
  • Current issues – methane emissions

6:40 AM PST – California's Ag Offset Rice Protocol

• Jeffery Coronado, Air Pollution Specialist, Cap-and-Trade Offsets Program, California Air Resources Board
  • Rice Ag Offset Protocol for the California Cap-and-Trade Program

6:50 AM PST – Questions from audience

7:10 AM PST – End