India generates about 350 million tonnes of agricultural waste every year.

http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10054/1649/5691.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/punjab-maharashtra-show-the-way-in-harnessing-agri-waste/story-a03UmaUXcha8IptS088ZaO.html

India generates about 350 million tonnes of agricultural waste every year.

http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10054/1649/5691.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/punjab-maharashtra-show-the-way-in-harnessing-agri-waste/story-a03UmaUXcha8IptS088ZaO.html

India is producing 500 mt/ year agril. waste.

Types of agril. wastes- Crop residue; Animal waste; Agro industries waste; Field waste.

Biswajit Pramanick Thank you Dada for your kind reply. Hope you remember me. I did my masters from Bidhan Chandra Krishi VIswavidyalaya from 2009 to 2011.

Arvind Singh Thank you sir for your kind participation.

But my question is that how to reuse those agricultural waste in a productive manner. Delhi CM said smoke from the burning of stubble in neighboring states was resulting in "severe" pollution in the national capital. Is it true, that agricultural by-product and waste resulting in environmental pollution.

Dear Kaushik, I remember you very well. Hopefully you are doing great!

There are many ways to get rid off residues, particularly rice straw burning after it got harvested by Combine harvester and before sowing of wheat crop. Now-a-days many scientists claimed that sowing wheat with the help of "happy seeder" (developed by PAU in collaboration with ACIAR), that can sow wheat in the standing rice stubble, is a good option to skip residue burning. Other alternatives are, use this rice stubble in making of bio-char; ethanol production etc. Use of "Super seeder", an implement that can incorporate the rice stubble and sow the wheat seed is also an option.

My personal view is that we need to justify the production of rice in non-traditional area first. Whether there is a need to grow rice exploiting huge natural resources in non-traditional areas or not? We need to answer this first.

Biswajit Pramanick Thank You dada for remembering me. And really appreciating your nice explanation to this thread.

I think it,will be around 700 million tonnes

Tsegaye Melese Thanks for your valuable comment.

@Biswajit Pramanick Sir,thank you for your nice explanation....

But I have a question is it really possible to make biochar from Rice straw in Indian condition ?

Crop residue generation in India is find in this article and state wise see in attached imageArticle Emission of Air Pollutants from Crop Residue Burning in India

@ Panigrahi, I agree with Biswajit's figure.

Attaching some files and I think these will be useful.

Besides, you can search in RG, some good publications are there.

Anurag Bera

Why not! It's in research stage. Pantnagar university is showing the way out. Extensive research is going on there.

Dear Anurag Bera

Yes... Rice straw rich in silica and at the same time short turn around period combining with low temperature make it more problematic. Thermal treatment comes into the picture as waste valorization adding the benefits of carbon sequestration and higher stability.

You can go through the article attached.

Very useful Information. thank you.