Worldwide, up to three billion people cook using fuelwood on a
daily basis [1]. Biomass represents 80% of the energy supply in
developing countries [2]. There is an increasing need to source
alternative fuels, especially for cooking so as to reduce deforestation
as a result of trees being cut for fuelwood. More than 14 MT of
rice paddy is produced in West Africa every year [3] along with a
significant amount of by-products. Rice paddy contains about 25%
husk and 10% bran by mass