Social practices required for the recovery of cassava waste for heat generation in Thailand


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Vahdati Maria M., . and Prakobboon Natikorn, . and Shahrestani Mehdi, . Social practices required for the recovery of cassava waste for heat generation in Thailand. pp. 12-24. ISSN 2289-1692

Abstract

Thailand is a dominant supplier of cassava to world markets supplying around 67 of the global market resulting in abundant cassava waste. However farmers typically discard this waste in cassava fields and thus it is underutilised as an energy resource. Besides Thailands domestic cassava-based bioethanol plants depend on imported coal to produce heat. To address this challenge this research investigated the potential for the collection and recovery of cassava waste from farms. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Thai cassava farmers. Social practice theory was applied to evaluate the effects of cassava waste collection on Thai cassava farmers current agricultural practices. Three Thai cassava agricultural activities” land preparation fertilisation application and waste management”would be impacted by this new strategy. The connections between each of these potentially affected activities have been discussed and ultimately cassava waste collection by Thai cassava growers was proposed as a new practice. This study concluded that the enhanced use of cassava waste for the production of heat and power could potentially help Thailand meet its renewable energy targets in future


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Abstract

Thailand is a dominant supplier of cassava to world markets supplying around 67 of the global market resulting in abundant cassava waste. However farmers typically discard this waste in cassava fields and thus it is underutilised as an energy resource. Besides Thailands domestic cassava-based bioethanol plants depend on imported coal to produce heat. To address this challenge this research investigated the potential for the collection and recovery of cassava waste from farms. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Thai cassava farmers. Social practice theory was applied to evaluate the effects of cassava waste collection on Thai cassava farmers current agricultural practices. Three Thai cassava agricultural activities” land preparation fertilisation application and waste management”would be impacted by this new strategy. The connections between each of these potentially affected activities have been discussed and ultimately cassava waste collection by Thai cassava growers was proposed as a new practice. This study concluded that the enhanced use of cassava waste for the production of heat and power could potentially help Thailand meet its renewable energy targets in future

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Cassava
AGROVOC Term: Energy production
AGROVOC Term: Agricultural wastes
AGROVOC Term: Agricultural practices
AGROVOC Term: Fertilization
AGROVOC Term: Waste management
AGROVOC Term: Heat
AGROVOC Term: Renewable energy
AGROVOC Term: Energy resources
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8601

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