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Rice-powered stove ignites new hope for poor farmers
"I saw rice mills throw husks into the rivers. I started thinking about using them as fuel."
- Alexis Belonio, inventor
Iloilo City, Philippines - Alexis Belonio’s obsession with rice husks began in 2003, when rising fuel prices and heavy dependence on foreign oil slammed his native Philippines with an energy crunch.
Mr. Belonio was already an accomplished inventor, having designed over 30 devices ranging from paddy dryers to water pumps for poor Filipino farmers.