A rice husks disposal site worker Mugendi Kiava lights up the commodity near Murubara village, Mwea. Notice his bare feet despite the hot fire beneath the sludge. [Photo: Munene Kamau/standard ...

Standard construction materials — like steel, wood, and reinforced concrete ... Researchers in Panama have developed a rice ...

ACRE by Modern Mill uses discarded rice husks to create a sustainable wood-alternative building material. The company's chief marketing officer, Kim Guimond, outlines its environmental and aesthetic ...

Interior designer Georgina Foo, who together with architectural designer Genevieve Ang runs design studio Gin&G, showed side ...

Rice cultivation and processing generates multiple forms of organic waste, including rice husks and rice bran, which could be composted and then returned to the field to enhance the quality of soil.

PHOTO: MUNENE KAMAU/STANDARD KENYA: For years, farmers in Mwea had to contend with disposal of massive rice husks and stalks after harvesting their crop. But the waste product is slowly turning ...

‘Didi evocatively narrated her designs as stories as she drew. By living her ideals in day-to-day life, she introduced me to ...

Biodegradable pots, made from a range of materials such as coir, wood chips, rice husks, miscanthus or seaweed, are becoming increasingly popular, especially with organic gardeners. There are two ...

The innovations utilise locally available raw materials such as crop residues and animal excrement such as cow dung ...

Add the cardamom pods and grind until the husks split and the seeds are lightly ... Fry gently for 2 minutes, stirring. Mix in the rice to coat it in the buttery spices. Add the stock and a ...