Crop scientist John Kimani said rice husks could also be used to produce high charcoal briquettes, which are environment friendly. “I think our farmers have been sitting on a gold mine.

MABUHAY, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has opened a charcoal briquetting facility in ...

The briquettes are made out of agricultural wastes including rice husks and groundnut shells ... established to unlock the potential of green charcoal innovations to mitigate climate change ...