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Urrea-Ceferino, Gloria | Grimaldos Mojica, Manuel Alejandro

Crop waste management proposal in rice systems at the department of Cordoba, Colombia

2023 - Franco Angeli

P. 167-189

  • The claim for food increases with the waste caused by itsproduction. Rice is appetized but the agro-industrial residue,such as straw and husk, becomes a problem when they'renot properly managed. However, renewable source demandsgrew, indeed, the chains of rice residue as cellulose, lignin,hemicellulose, carbon, and silica could be transformed into:fuel, power generation, gas production, paper manufactory, andfertilizer for the production of fungi and building material.The industrial implementation of rice residue managementworldwide has a lack. In this case, it was observed more closelythe rice cultivation in a local region of Colombia. The aimof this research was to present the current market, challengesand the proposal of a proper management residue on a circulareconomy incorporated into Córdoba department rice market.The study was conducted through scientific and comprehensiveinsights on rice crop waste management options.
  • The selectioncriteria of the articles were rice production, major componentsof rice paddy, straw, and husks, and waste disposal in ricesystems. Farmers, researchers, federations, administration, andmanagement, need to work on, improving the nutrients of thesoil, the quality of the crop, and the management of the residue,the one that remains in the mills and the one that remains in the fields. Finally, in all processes, the required investment toobtain a product that meets current market requirements onrenewable fuels or raw materials.[Publisher's text]

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Economia agro-alimentare : XXV, 1, 2023