Manila, Feb. 17 -- The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is conducting a project to convert the tons of wastes from sugarcane fields into animal feed and fuel briquettes.
Based on research conducted by PhilMech, one hectare of land planted to sugarcane can produce 11 to 21 tons of agricultural wastes in the form of leaves and stalks. However, most of the agricultural wastes from sugarcane farms are either left to rot in the field or burned, which could contribute to global warming.
"One of the viable solutions to this problem is to convert them (wastes and residues) into animal feeds and fuel briquettes. Hence, the study is being conducted to develop sugarcane crop waste-based silage and pelleted f...