Philippine partners learn about mechanized straw collection
Tuesday, 2018/07/17 | 08:02:38
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IRRI News - Thursday, July 12, 2018
Figure: Rice straw is a major residue in Philippine rice farms. Due to lack of awareness about properly disposing rice straw, farm owners resort to burning tons of the material, which in turn exposes the environment to major hazards. The negative effects of burning rice straw not only affects the farmers, but everything and everyone in the vicinity. Terence Ancheta, a representative from the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization, said “Operating a machine like the rice straw baler helps us understand and experience what a suitable straw baler is, and how it can help us properly manage rice straw in the field. It also helped us generate a criteria for suitable rice straw balers tailor-fit for farm conditions in the Philippines.”
“Through this training, I had the opportunity to drive a tractor, operate a baler machine, and even had the practical experience of baling straw from it. I have no prior knowledge about this technology, and it helped me discover a more sustainable option in disposing rice straw.” said Charity Castillo from Philippine Carabao Center.
“I’m very happy to see everyone generate their capacities in operating machines. This event is our first important step towards improving rice straw management in the Philippines, and we look forward to our next accomplishments in this important initiative” said Martin Gummert, IRRI’s Cluster Leader on mechanization and postharvest.
The training was held on 28-29 June 2018, at the Zeigler Experiment Station in IRRI Headquarters.
See: http://news.irri.org/2018/07/philippine-partners-learn-about.html |
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