 Dear Participants, I am Marcelo Menna, the CEO of the Global Meth Inhab, based in Santiago, Chile. Our goal is to support action to reduce methane emissions significantly in three areas, energy, agriculture, and waste. By achieving a 45% reduction in methane emissions from current levels, we can restrict global warming by 0.3 degrees Celsius by 2040, leading us to a healthier future. We support catalytic investments, long-term transformation of sectors, and quick winds in actionable areas. The theme of this year's rice conference, accelerating rice-based food systems from gene to globe, aligns with our ongoing efforts in the global rice ecosystem. This year we have supported the creation of an African rice community of practice, which will promote knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer exchanges among key players, programs, and country institutions within the rice sector. We are actively involved in projects aimed at improving our understanding of rice genetics and the root of microbiome's roles in methane emissions. Our funding is supporting methane measurement projects in Ghana, Uruguay, Peru, Panama, using the remote sensing technology to gather robust data. This data will enhance the development of effective mitigation strategies that will not compromise farmer livelihoods. We also support the adoption of the Sustainable Rice Intensification, SRI, in key regions for global rice production, such as Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America. We have a vision to contribute to building a transformed global food system that delivers within the planetary limits through six key strategies. First off, improvements in agricultural methane, MRV, or transparency, need to track emissions better. Second, identifying opportunities to increase yield, reduce losses, to reduce methane intensity of livestock and rice supply chains. Third, we need to identify priorities for investment in medium and long-term breakthrough research. Fourth, we need public sector policy prioritization and facilitation of methane mitigation in the context of a just transition. Fifth, promotion of company and investor action to encourage action on methane mitigation. And last, catalyzing scaled-up well-targeted finance and investment by engaging in cultural development funders to mainstream methane mitigation. We will build this year's Rice Congress to strengthen our existing partnership as well as build new ones to develop a shared approach on more work to reduce methane emissions and rice. Not only are we going to the Rice Congress, the Global Methane Hub is also awarding grants to 30 researchers from Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America to also participate. Please feel free to approach our representatives who are keen to know you and what you are doing in rice. I take this opportunity to invite you to the Sixth International Rice Congress, IRC 2023, which takes place between October 16th and 19th, 2023 in the Philippine International Convention Center, Manila. Safe travels and see you soon.