Waste to Resources. Unlocking Potential Applications of Agricultural Waste

Table of Contents

Part 1: Understanding Agricultural and Food Wastes
1. Beyond the harvest: The origins and diversity of crop residues and byproducts
2. Livestock waste: Sources, types and composition
3. Pesticide and chemical waste: Exploring the sources, composition, and characteristics
4. Nutrient, fertilizer, and plastic waste in agriculture sector
5. Food processing waste: understanding the sources, composition, and characteristics
6. Water footprints of global agriculture sector

Part 2: Environmental Impact and Ecological Considerations
7. The ecological footprint of agricultural waste: Pollution and greenhouse gas
8. Emissions from fertile to fragile: Understanding soil degradation and erosion due to agricultural waste
9. Pyrethroids contamination: Understanding the impacts on freshwater invertebrates and fish
10. The ecological toll: Biodiversity loss and habitat degradation caused by agricultural waste
11. The hidden dangers: Agricultural waste and its impact on human health

Part 3: Waste management technologies for waste mitigation
12. Traditional and modern waste management technologies: Challenges and limitations
13. Integrated Waste Management Systems: Holistic Approaches to Waste Management in Agriculture
14. Anaerobic Digestion of Waste for Sustainable Energy Production: Principles, applications, and sustainable challenges
15. Waste-to-energy technologies: Harnessing biogas from agricultural waste
16. Industrial applications of agricultural waste for value added products
17. Nanotechnology and agro-industrial wastes as a sustainable and future approach in agricultural applications

Part 4: Waste valorisation and resource?utilisation
18. Nutrient recovery and recycling: Extracting and reusing nutrients from agricultural waste
19. Transforming waste into worth: Exploring Value-added products from Agricultural waste
20. Agricultural waste as a renewable resource: Biomass and biofuel production
21. Vermicomposting for waste decomposition and soil health improvement: Risk and challenges
22. Residue to rations: Enhancing livestock nutrition with agricultural byproducts
23. Biochar production: Utilizing waste for carbon sequestration and soil improvement
24. Sustainable solutions: Utilizing agricultural waste for bioplastics and biofibers
25. Waste not, mushroom lots: Innovative cultivation methods with agricultural residues

Part 5: Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Sustainable Waste Management
26. Policies and strategies to promote sustainable agricultural waste management practices
27. Emerging Trends and Future Prospects in Agricultural Waste Management
28. Potential agricultural waste management practices to contribute to a sustainable and circular agricultural system

Authors

Arup Giri Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Baba Mastnath University, India.

Dr. Arup Giri, M.Sc., Ph.D. is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology, Baba Mastnath University, India. Dr. Giri has completed M.Sc. in Zoology from Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, University of Calcutta. For his doctoral research, he has joined DRDO-Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, Ladakh UT, India, and received a Ph.D. from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, TN, India in Life Sciences. Dr. Giri has later joined as a postdoctoral ICMR-SRF fellow at DIHAR, Chandigarh, India. He has also worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Science, Arni University, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. His main research interest is on 'Animal Physiology and Environmental Toxicology.' A prolific author with more than 50 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Giri's impact factor of 79.53 underscores the significance of his contributions (Google Scholar citation: 841; H-index: 18; i10-index: 24). He has expertise on 'Animal Physiology and Environmental Toxicology' and it is reflected such impactful publications in different peer reviewed journal like 'Scientific Reports,' 'Journal of Advanced Research,' etc. A mentor par excellence, Dr. Giri has guided numerous students in their academic pursuits. With 05 completed Ph.D. theses, ongoing mentorship for four more and guided more than 80 post-graduate students. His supervision has been instrumental in earning accolades, such as the 'Best M.Sc. Dissertation Work' at Sri Sai University, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Giri's influence extends beyond borders, with memberships in esteemed international societies and collaborations. He serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals (Frontiers in Analytical Science, Italian Journal of Animal Science, Biological Trace Element Research Journal, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, RevistaAmbiente&�gua, Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, Biological Rhythm Research, Biomarkers, Science of the Total Environment, etc.), enriching the scientific discourse on subjects ranging from trace elements to environmental integration. Beyond academia, Dr. Giri is an ardent advocate for environmental stewardship. His research spanning two book proposals accepted by ELSEVIER and Springer, 19 book chapters, two training manuals, and two technical bulletins. He received the 'Young Scientist Award,' 'Young Researcher Award,' and 'Best Oral Presentation Award" two times by different prestigious institutes of India.

Sanju Bala Dhull Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, India.

Sanju Bala Dhull, Ph.D. is presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Food Science and Technology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, having more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. Her area of interests includes characterization and modification of biomolecules such as starch, gums etc., edible films, hydrogels, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions and new product development. She has published more than 45 research papers, 5 books and 25 book chapters in books of national and international repute. She presented more than 20 research papers in various national and international conferences. She is life member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) and Association of Microbiologists of India. She also serves as editorial board member and reviewer of national and international journals.

Rajesh Kumar Somen Acharya