Straw Innovations

We’re honoured to be featured on the BBC podcast. Tune in at around 2:10 to hear our founder Craig Jamieson share how Straw Innovations is turning rice-straw from a climate challenge into a farmer-driven opportunity. 🚜🌱

Together we’re not just reducing emissions — we’re reimagining how rice farms can become hubs of innovation and sustainability. Thanks to BBC for giving this story the global airtime it deserves. 🙏

BBC Audio | Farming Today | 19/11/25 Antibiotic resistance, rice straw, Food & Farming Awards winner Animals and antibiotics - new report shows a fall in use of antibiotics for livestock.

We appreciate Biochar Today for featuring how our Rice Straw Bioenergy Hub turns agricultural waste into opportunity. Their article captured what drives us — reducing costs for farmers while building livelihoods from climate-smart innovation. ♻️

Read the full story here 👇
🔗 https://biochartoday.com/news/new-bioenergy-hub-cuts-costs-and-creates-livelihoods-from-rice-straw/

New Bioenergy Hub Cuts Costs and Creates Livelihoods from Rice Straw The Philippines launched its first Rice Straw Bioenergy Hub in Laguna, converting rice waste into clean energy, biochar, and compost. This collaboration addresses methane emissions, lowers farming …

Thank you, Energy Live News, for highlighting how our technology not only reduces methane emissions but also strengthens rice supply chains. By combining innovation with environmental action, we’re helping shape a resilient, low-emission food system. 🌱

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🔗 https://www.energylivenews.com/2025/10/09/farming-innovation-tackles-rice-shortages-and-halves-methane/

Farming innovation tackles rice shortages and halves methane - Energy Live News Straw Innovations unveils a rice machine that boosts yields up to 65% while cutting methane by half

A huge thanks to The Asian Compass for recognizing how our UK–Philippine partnership is unlocking value from rice straw — once seen as waste, now a $20-billion opportunity for clean energy, jobs, and food security. Together, we’re redefining what’s possible in sustainable agriculture. 💡

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🔗 https://www.theasiancompass.net/uk-philippine-partnership-unlocks-a-20-billion-opportunity-in-waste-rice-straw/

UK-Philippine Partnership Unlocks a $20 Billion Opportunity in Waste Rice Straw - The Asian Compass MANILA, PHILIPPINES [TAC] – A new, commercially scalable "Rice Straw Biogas Hub" in the Philippines, funded by Innovate-UK, is poised to solve one of the Asia’s largest agricultural waste problems while delivering new income resilience for millions of small-scale farmers. Rice straw is the world...

🌾💚 Thank You for Making the Rice Straw Bioenergy Hub Launch a Success!

Our deepest gratitude to everyone who joined us in Pila, Laguna for the Grand Launch of the Rice Straw Bioenergy Hub (RSBH) — the first of its kind in the Philippines! 🙏

This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our partners and collaborators:
SEARCA, Aston University, Koolmill Systems, Takachar, with funding from Innovate UK; and collaboration with government partners from DA, DENR, DOE, DOST, and the LGUs of Laguna.

To all the farmers, researchers, development partners, and guests who celebrated this achievement with us — thank you for believing in our vision of transforming rice straw from waste into clean energy, better soils, and new livelihoods. 🌱⚡

Together, we’re building a cleaner, greener, and more resilient future for rice farming. 🌏✨