Rationale
Egypt is facing a high population growth rate, which demands for an increase
in agricultural production efficiency.
This is at present
more urgent with higher food prices. Consequently, agricultural field
residues such as straw will only increase in the future. At present, these
waste streams are not economically re-used and will create even larger
problems for air and surface water pollution and having therefore a negative
effect on people and planet.
Objectives
The goal of this project is to identify economically viable and
environmentally sound alternative uses for the approximately 4 M tons of
rice straw in Egypt that are produced each year and thereby reduce the
environmental impact of field burning, which is the current disposal method.
As part of this project, a seminar on rice straw utilisation options was
conducted on December 12th, 2011. The objectives of this seminar were
threefold:
1. To share the results of the Research project “Alternative
concepts and technologies for beneficial utilisation of rice straw”, carried
out by Wageningen UR,
2. To review other potential applications for rice
straw within Egypt and abroad,
3. To accelerate knowledge transfer and
commercialisation of new technologies by facilitating greater exchange among
private sector involved in for agricultural waste management.
Rice Straw Seminar
Opening Remarks
Dr Ahmed Wally, Agricultural Section, Royal Netherlands Embassy
Dr Moujahed Achouri, FAO
Deputy Regional Representative for the Near East,
FAO Representative in
Egypt
Part I Utilising Straw In The
Agricultural Sector
Recycling Of Rice Straw In Or Near The Field: Agronomical and Technical
Aspects
Dr W. Hoogmoed, Wageningen University, the
Netherlands
Effect Of The
Anaerobic Enzymes On Rice Straw As Animal Feed.
Dr Hany
Gado, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Part II Utilising Straw In
The Energy Sector
Sustainability of Straw Use
For Energy Production
Dr Rob Bakker, Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
Energy Production From Pre-Treated Rice Straw Via Anaerobic Dark
Fermentation Reactor
Dr Tawfik , Egypt- Japan University For
Science And Technology, Egypt
Techno-Economic Feasibility Of Rice Straw Conversion To Ethanol In Egypt
Prof Shadia Tewfik, National Research Center, Egypt
Industrial Utilization Of Rice Straw In Egypt
Dr Ahmed
El-Hissewy, The Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
Part III
Utilising Straw And Other Waste Biomass For Materials
Sustainable Building Materials From Rice Straw
ir. Edwin
Keijsers, Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
Natural Fibers
Plastic Composites From Rice Straw And Rice Husk: Demo Product And Pilot Unit
Dr Amr Helal, Kakha Agricultural Dev. Company, Egypt
Part IV
Private sector involvement in Biobased Products and Agri-waste management
Short profile Presentations by Companies and Public-private Partnerships
Soil& More , The Netherlands/Egypt
NL
Agency, Ms Esther Veenendaal
Rice straw applications, Dr
Nasr, ARC
Relevant Internet Links:
Netherlands Embassy in Cairo, Egypt
Wageningen
University-Food & Biobased Research, the Netherlands
Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Cairo, Egypt
Agricultural
Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt
National
Research Center, Egypt
Agency NL,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, the Netherlands
FAO Regional Office for the Near-East, Cairo
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Robert Bakker –Project Coordinator
Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen,
Tel: +31 317 48 11 67; E-mail: robert.bakker@wur.nl
Dr. Hans van der Beek – Agricultural Counsellor
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tel: +20 2 27363863; E-mail: kai-lnv@minbuza.nl
Please
click
here to download general project information in pdf format.
Recent Information from the Project:
Lecture:
Developments and research on soil and crop residue management, Dr W.
Hoogmoed, Seminar Rice straw utilisation Mansoura University, Egypt, October
24, 2010
Lecture:
Biobased Products from Rice Straw, Dr Robert Bakker, Seminar Rice straw
utilisation Mansoura University, Egypt, October 24, 2010
News release:
Wageningen UR visits
Egyptian Agricultural Machinery Industry, November 2010
Background Information:
Technical
Manual AgroIndustrial Use of Rice Straw, P. Steele, A. El-Hissewy, A.
El-Tantawi Badawi, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Project TCP/Egypt/3102
