Sustainable Rice Straw Management
by Martin Gummert, Nguyen Van Hung, Pauline Chivenge, Boru Douthwaite
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The book is written for engineers and researchers in order to provide them information on current good practice and the gaps and constraints that require further research and innovation. The book is also aimed at extension workers and farmers to help them decide on the best alternative straw management options in their area by presenting both the technological options as well as the value chains and business models required to make them work.
The book will also be useful for policy makers, required by public opinion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, looking for research-based evidence to guide the policies they develop and implement. 
Book Description
This free book on straw management aims to provide a wide array of options for rice straw management that are potentially more sustainable, environmental, and profitable compared to current practice. The book is authored by expert researchers, engineers and innovators working on a range of straw management options with case studies from Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia.The book is written for engineers and researchers in order to provide them information on current good practice and the gaps and constraints that require further research and innovation. The book is also aimed at extension workers and farmers to help them decide on the best alternative straw management options in their area by presenting both the technological options as well as the value chains and business models required to make them work.
The book will also be useful for policy makers, required by public opinion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, looking for research-based evidence to guide the policies they develop and implement.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download Sustainable Rice Straw Management ebook for free in PDF format (6.8 MB).
Book Details
Title
Sustainable Rice Straw Management
Publisher
Springer
Published
2020
Pages
199
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9783030323721
ISBN10
3030323722
ISBN13 Digital
9783030323738
ISBN10 Digital
3030323730
PDF Size
6.8 MB
License
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