Team R.I.C.E.

Research Institute for Cultivating Efficiency

Kaleigh HamJoyce MalkounSamson YosefJenny PanJia ZhengSteven Immel

To increase rice production and yield employment in the Philippines, and to decrease methane emissions globally.Mission Statement

Proposed Service and DescriptionDrainage and Fertilizer in the Philippines

Purpose:To Decrease Methane Emission and Increase Rice YieldProblem: Increasing Methane Emission due to Wetland Rice Fields Decreasing Filipino Rice Yield Need: To Improve the Philippines Rank in the Rice IndustrySolution: Use of Mid-Season Drainage System and Ammonium Sulfate FertilizerOur Companys Service

Mid-Season Drainage System:Allow for shallow floodingDrain water for 7 days to stress the soil

Benefits:50% Lower Methane Emission Water Conservation Higher Rice Yield

Disadvantage: Production of Nitrous Oxide

Benefits and Disadvantageshttp://www.yesicanusechopsticks.com/thesequel/rice/

Purpose of Ammonium Sulfate Fertilizer:To decrease nitrous oxide emissionTo decrease methaneTo increase rice productivity

Purpose of Fertilizerhttp://blog.vegenag.com/2009/03/fertilizer-basics/

Operational StructureDomestic and Global Effects

Domestic EffectsAdds to local economyGive jobs to FilipinosHelp with local greenhouse depletionFarmer friendly

http://www.stuffidshowmyfriends.com/really-big-holes/

Global EffectsAdds to global economyInfluential in going greenEasy to execute and implementPromotes employment throughout world

http://narsbusiness.com/2010/02/03/plans-to-increase-employment/

Financial ImplicationsProject Costs and Projections

Budget Costs http://countrystat.bas.gov.ph/index.asp?cont=selection&pageid=pxweb/dialog/varval.asp&ma=N90FPPRF&path=pxweb/database/main/MEGA/&lang=1

Expenses Annual Cost Water management equipment$1,535,667.376Ammonium Sulfate $77,908.756Labor $9,378 Total Cost Year 0 $1,622,954.132Total Cost Year 1-3$87,286.756

Production

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Annual Production

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TimeAnnual ProductionSeries 2Series 3

Year 0$15,771,7192.42

Year 1$16,025,7274.42

Year 2$16,279,7341.83

Year 3$16,533,7522.85

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Projected Returns

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52598226045346095133.2445430832095.2445515572394.244

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

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Net ProfitTotal CostNet Profit

Year 0$5,259,822,604$1,622,854.13$5,259,822,604.00

Year 1$5,346,095,133$87,286.76$5,346,095,133.24

Year 2$5,430,832,095$87,286.76$5,430,832,095.24

Year 3$5,515,572,394$87,286.76$5,515,572,394.24

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MarketingTarget, Competition, and Promotion

TargetRice ManufacturersFilipino GovernmentPhilippine Research Rice InstituteBureau of Agricultural Statisticshttp://www.lawphil.net/administ/da/da.html

CompetitionTraditional Patty-field ProductionRice-duck Technologyhttp://www.123rf.com/photo_9230257_panorama-of-the-paddy-rice-field-philippines.htmlhttp://www.cooltribe.com/news/rice-duck-farming-can-mitigate-global-warming-study

PromotionMarket business-to-business communication by creating personal relationships Create a company website and Facebook account for social networking and brand awareness for investorshttp://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/4h/images/facebook-logo-768129_000.jpg

LimitationsWater and Money

Water Evapotranspiration, Seepage, Preparation, and PercolationAdvantage: less water needed, less methane is produced (temp, rice), less water pollution then traditional methodsDisadvantages: weeding required, higher quality water is needed, increases the susceptibility of certain diseases for certain types of ricehttp://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3057/http://www.plantcell.org/content/19/8.cover-expansion

MoneyAdvantages: less water needed able to utilize some of the remaining structureDisadvantages: more water management equipment neededmore gas required for pumplarge up front costhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gnarlyleech/4516824222/

Overcoming Problems

Government support for environmental bettermentGenetic modification of rice More productive, more drought resistant, disease defiantThese modifications could eliminate the majority of limitationsSuperior fertilizersFertilizers that are better adapted to this form of farming

Summary

Increase Rice ProductionReduce Methane and Nitrous Oxide EmissionProvide a Stable Food Source for the PhilippinesDecrease Water Consumption

Questions

Referenceshttp://www.marcusleadley.com/recipes rice.htmlhttp://www.yesicanusechopsticks.com/thesequel/rice/http://blog.vegenag.com/2009/03/fertilizer-basics/http://www.stuffidshowmyfriends.com/really-big-holes/http://narsbusiness.com/2010/02/03/plans-to-increase-employment/http://www.lawphil.net/administ/da/da.htmlhttp://www.123rf.com/photo_9230257_panorama-of-the-paddy-rice-field-philippines.htmlhttp://www.cooltribe.com/news/rice-duck-farming-can-mitigate-global-warming-studyhttp://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/4h/images/facebook-logo-768129_000.jpg http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3057http://www.plantcell.org/content/19/8.cover-expansionhttp://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/uccerice/http://www.plantcell.org/content/19/8.cover-expansionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gnarlyleech/4516824222http://www.unis.unvienna.org/documents/unis/calendar/year_of_rice/factsheet1.pdfhttp://www.ricefarming.com/home/issues/2011-04/2011_AprSS.htmlhttp://beta.irri.org/news/images/stories/ricetoday/6-3/feature_coping%20with%20climate%20change.pdfhttp://countrystat.bas.gov.ph/index.asp?cont=selection&pageid=pxweb/dialog varval.asp&ma=N90FPPRF&path=pxweb/database/main/MEGA/&lang=1 http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/docs/004-032/004-032.htmlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12653295http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=22878http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/focus16_03.pdf

Good Afternoon my name is Joyce and I am a member of Team RICE, the Research Institure for Cultivating Efficiency*RICE is an institute that focuses on providing better opportunities for third world countries. The most recent project that Team RICE is pursuing is directed toward the Philippines. Our mission for this project is to increase rice production and employment in the Philippines while decreasing the methane emission that is produced by the rice.*In order to fulfill this mission, we are proposing a project that requires a drainage system and the application of ammonium sulfate fertilizer to the rice paddies in the Philippines.*Wetland rice fields have been the most useful way of producing rice crops. However, they are also the major source of methane emission.

In addition to that, rice production in the philippines has decreased by 3.27 percent recently. And with the Philippines being known importers of rice instead of exporters, Team RICE is working on helping the Philippines overcome the problems and consequently improve the Philippines status in the Rice Industry. And in order to do that, Team RICE is willing to provide a service that require the use of mid-season drainage and ammonium sulfate fertilizer.*To start off, team Rice will provide a dam to the rice paddies in the Philippines that will allow for mid-season drainage. The mid-season drainage system allows for shallow flooding. The water is then drained for exactly 7 days to stress the soil appropriately therefore resulting in maximum yield of rice. The benefits of this drainage system is that less methane gas is produced because the water drained and therefore does not initiate the production of methane gas.*

3,363,326,512P = $77908.756/ per year

Water management= 16 pesos/hectare

1 hectare= 3.8 metric tons15,771,719 metric tons / 3.8 metric tons=4,150,452.368 hectares

Water management equipment 16 pesos/hectare= $0.37/ 3.8 metric tons ($0.37) (15,771,719 metric tons)= $5,835,536.03 metric tons Cost per year: ($5835536.03 metric tons)/3.8 metric tons= $1,535,667.376

Total costs= Water Management Equipment + Ammonium Sulfate + Labor= $1,622,954.132

Year 0 cost= $1,622,954.132Year 1 cost= $1,622,954.132- water management equipment (1,535,667.376)=$87,286.756Year 2= $87,286.756

**Assuming no unanticipated side effects

1 acres = 0.404 685 642 24 hectares1 hectare = 2.471 053 814 7 acres

3 bushels/1acre(3 bushel)/(0.404 685 642 24 hectares)= 7.413161444 bushels/hectare

Amount increases by each yr:1 bushel = 0.0204 metric tons

3 bushels/hectare = 0.0612 metric tons/ hectare

Annual production=15,771,719 metric tons produced

1 kilogram = 0.001 metric tons(0.001 metric tons)(61.2348kg)=0.0612348 metric tons

1 hectare= 3.8 metric tons15,771,719 metric tons /3.8 metric tons=4,150,452.368 hectares

4,150,452.368 hectares (0.0612 metric tons/ hectare )= 254,007.6849 metric tons

Year 0= 15,771,719 metric tons Year 1= 15,771,719 metric tons + 254,007.6849 metric tons= 16,025,726.68 Year 2= 16,025,726.68+ 254,007.6849=16,279,734.36Year 3=16,279,734.36+ + 254,007.6849= 16,533,752.04*14.28 P/kg = $0.3336$0.3336/ 0.001 metric ton= $333.6/metric ton

1 kilogram = 0.001 metric tons

Year 0= 15,771,719 metric tons x $333.6/metric ton = 5,261,445,458Year 1= 16,025,726.68 x $333.6/metric ton= 5,346,182,420Year 2 =16,279,734.36 x $333.6/metric ton= 5,430,919,382Year 3=16,533,752.04 x $333.6/metric ton= 5515,659,681

Series 1= profit Series 2=revenue Series 3=cost

Year 0 cost= $1,622,954.132Year 1 cost= $5,259,822,604.00 $5,346,095,133.24 $5,430,832,095.24 $5,515,572,394.24

*Evapotranspiration- combination between the evaporation of water off the ground and water from the transpiration of plantsSeepage- is the ability of water to flow though soilPreparation- allows for the soil to be easily prepared for the planting of the seedPercolation- water sinks through the ground to refill ground water resevoirs

Water used in rice fields often comes from dwindling aquifersAllowing the water to subside for a given period of time reduces anaerobic behavior in the soilReduction in methane reduces the earths temperature, especially in areas that are rich in Methane, Increasing temperatures reduces rice production

Weeding requires more man hoursWater quality requires better filtering systems

*Gas prices are increasing due to war and other external factorsFlood gates are required for optimal water management of the fields

Flood gates and other flood management equipment will need to be implied to control periods of flooding

* Water used in rice fields often comes from dwindling aquifersAllowing the water to subside for a given period of time reduces anaerobic behavior in the soil

* Water used in rice fields often comes from dwindling aquifersAllowing the water to subside for a given period of time reduces anaerobic behavior in the soil

* Water used in rice fields often comes from dwindling aquifersAllowing the water to subside for a given period of time reduces anaerobic behavior in the soil

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