RICE STRAW

Rice straw is produced as a byproduct of rice production at harvest. Rice straw is removed with the rice grains during harvest and it ends up being piled or spread out in the field depending on if it was harvested manually or using machines.

The Wara Art Festival takes place in Japan at the end of August, where artists use leftover rice straw from the rice harvest, and create large sculptures. The Japanese term ‘Wara’ means rice straw.

Rice straw can inherently be used for soil conditioning through composting and carbonisation; as well as for bio-energy production and for materials recoveries such as silica and bio-fibre.