Abstract

As a main source of nourishment for over half the world's population, rice is by far one of the most important commercial food crops. Its annual yield worldwide is approximately 535 Mt. In Egypt, after the harvest of rice every autumn (October-November), Egyptian farmers generate about 30 Mt of agricultural wastes per year and start burning at least 4 t of hay in a very short time to prepare their land for the next season.

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