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(Created page with "Category:Energy sources Nearly every food crop has some parts that are too fibrous for people to eat. These are called '''crop residues'''. ==Examples== * banana leaves & peels * peanut shells * coconut shells * empty corn cobs with no kernels * rice husks * sunflower seed husks * straw ==Uses== # All crop residues can be burned as fuel. # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into packaging. # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be fed to ruminant...") |
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# All crop residues can be burned as fuel. | # All crop residues can be burned as fuel. | ||
# ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into [[packaging]]. | # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into [[packaging]]. | ||
# ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be | # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into protein. | ||
# | #* Most commonly: By feeding ruminants (cows, sheep, goats). | ||
#* [[efficiency of mushrooms vs ruminants|More efficiently:]] By cultivating mushrooms (the kind you can eat). | |||
# If there's no other use, crop residues can be composted back into the soil. | # If there's no other use, crop residues can be composted back into the soil. | ||
== | ==How much does the world produce== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Biomass waste]] - which ''includes'' crop residues | * [[Biomass waste]] - which ''includes'' crop residues | ||