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Agriculture Waste to Wealth: Unlocking the Hidden Potential

Authors : Nayan Sahu, S. Shweta, Poornima Garg, Eapsa Berry, Ravinder Kumar, Sandeep Kaushik

Published in: Integrated Waste Management

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

Global population expansion has resulted in an acute demand for proliferated food production and distribution. As a result of this augmented food production, the agricultural sector has become a key waste producer too. Huge agricultural waste is produced annually through intense farming, cultivation, harvesting, and industrial processes. Agricultural wastes are classified as offcuts, crop residues, industrial wastes, food-related wastes, and animal wastes. Incineration of agricultural waste produces carbon dioxide and smoke which, when released into the environment, generates heat and causes global warming due to severe air pollution. Therefore, appropriate attention must be taken to decompose agricultural waste using an agricultural waste management strategy. Agriculture waste is reclaimed to produce enzymes, biofuels, vitamins, antioxidants, antibiotics, animal feed, and other useful compounds. Exploration of agricultural waste is a promising non-renewable resource alternative to support environmental feasibility and to address the increasing energy problem. This chapter discusses the right scientific approaches and methodologies for using agricultural waste as raw materials. Furthermore, we discuss numerous methods and techniques for obtaining valuable outputs and products from agricultural waste for a sustainable future.

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Title: Agriculture Waste to Wealth: Unlocking the Hidden Potential
Authors: Nayan Sahu
S. Shweta
Poornima Garg
Eapsa Berry
Ravinder Kumar
Sandeep Kaushik
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Integrated Waste Management
Print ISBN: 978-981-9708-22-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-9708-23-9

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0823-9_4