PADDY CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT: AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF BIO-ETHANOL IN BARGARH, ODISHA

ANANYAA MOHANTY¹*, V. SURESH BABU^2
1North Eastern Regional Centre, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Guwahati, 781028, Assam, India
²North Eastern Regional Centre, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Guwahati, 781028, Assam, India
* Corresponding Author : anushreemohanty9994@gmail.com

Received : 09-04-2022     Accepted : 27-04-2022     Published : 30-04-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 4       Pages : 11278 - 11281
Int J Agr Sci 14.4 (2022):11278-11281

Keywords : Feedstock, Paddy, Bio-ethanol, Extension, Kharif, KAP
Academic Editor : S. M. Chavan, Dr M. Pandiyan, Dr Prashant Shrivastava, Navin Kumar Rajpal, Rajib Das, Dr R. S. Umakanth, Nisha Sharma
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to North Eastern Regional Centre, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Guwahati, 781028, Assam, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Rice plays a significant role in the economy of Odisha farming community, covering 70 percent area under cereals. At present nearly 4mha of area is covered annually under this crop (3.7 m ha during kharif & 0.3 m ha during Rabi). About 2.5-3.0 tons per ha of dry rice straw is the average net production in Odisha (State Agriculture Plan of Odisha, 2014). This creates a huge canvas to use the rice straw in a more economically feasible way without hampering the environment. One of the key alternatives being its role as a feedstock in bioethanol production. But there are various factors that determine the management of paddy straw. The present study was conducted in Bhatli district of Bargarh, Odisha which is one of the highest producing areas of paddy. A total of 50 farmers were selected for the given study. Study was conducted to list out the amount of straw used for various purposes by the farmers. Also, awareness amongst the farmers about various alternative uses of paddy straw was assessed. It was revealed that none of the farmers were aware about the use of paddy straw as a feedstock for bioethanol production. Moreover, various problems encountered by the farmers in handling of paddy straw as ranked. Thus, the study revealed that management of paddy straw is determined by various socio-economic factors and thus these factors should be considered to devise a suitable regional model to put use of paddy straw in more suitable ways. Thus, to utilize paddy straw in an effective and ecological way there should be an integrated afford made by extension agent, farmers and farmers organizations in terms of changing Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP)