Once harvested, the first step of the processing is the separation of the straws from the spikelets. The straw is kept to feed the oxes during the wet season. The spikelets are then placed in a machine that separate the grain from the bran (above). The bran is mixed with yeast in water and later distilled to obtain rice alcohol. The bran is then used to feed the pigs. To complete the circle, the excrement of the pigs, oxes (and humans) are then used as fertilizer in the padi field for the new crop... All lost grains in the process are found and eaten by the hens running freely around the area. No wastage.
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