Alternative Rice Straw Management Practices to Reduce Field Open Burning in Thailand

Feeding Rice Straw to Cattle

Feed is the largest single cost of producing beef. Producers who have access to alternative feeds often have economic advantages due to the lower costs of production. However, alternative feeds can present challenges due to variable consistency, variable supply, potential toxicants, and unusual composition. Rice straw, a by-product of the rice grain industry in Northern California, is a potenti...

Contributions of open crop straw burning emissions to PM2.5 concentrations in China

PM2.5 inventories have been developed inmajor Chinese cities to quantify the contributions from various sources based on annual emissions. This approach, however, could substantially underestimate the contribution fromopen straw burning during the harvest or other active burning periods. This study examines this issue by estimatingmonthly and annual straw-burning PM2.5 emissions in China and co...

Causal Factors Related to Management of eSport Clubs in Thailand

Background. Currently, the Public and private sectors are working to accelerate eSports into the path of creating income for athletes and young people. The Ministry of Health has disclosed that the number of games increased more than doubled back. eSports is widespread in Thailand. Although eSports are more popular among Thai teenagers, they face financial problems in management. The paper is m...

Current Situation and Possibilities of Rice Straw Management in Vietnam

Influencing of Rice Residue Management Method on GHG Emission from Rice Cultivation

Thailand is one of the world’s leaders of rice producers and exporters. Farmers have to increase the rice cultivation frequency for serving the national increasing of export’s demand. It leads to an elimination of rice residues by open burning which is the quickest and costless management method. The open burning of rice residue is one of the major causes of air pollutants and greenhouse gas (G...