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Agricultural Waste Produce: Utilization and Management

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Agricultural waste is the term used to denote the extensive range of waste produced as a result of several agricultural operations. Rapidly intensifying agricultural production has unsurprisingly resulted in augmented quantities of agricultural wastes that comprise crop waste, food processing waste, animal waste, and toxic agricultural waste. Presently used methods for disposal of these agricultural residues have caused prevalent concerns related to environment. Therefore, for their sustainable utilization, various approaches with respect to their utilization, reuse, and processing need to be developed. It is the need of an hour to manage these agricultural wastes in a sustainable manner so as to maintain a healthy environment and withstand the sources of energy. The chapter will discuss about the agricultural waste generation, methods of agriculture waste utilization, and agricultural waste management system.

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  1. Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University, Noida, UP, India

    Deepshikha Thakur & Naleeni Ramawat

  2. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi, India

    Vineet Shyam

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  1. Amity Institute of Food Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Monika Thakur

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Thakur, D., Ramawat, N., Shyam, V. (2020). Agricultural Waste Produce: Utilization and Management. In: Thakur, M., Modi, V.K., Khedkar, R., Singh, K. (eds) Sustainable Food Waste Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8967-6_13

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