Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management
Advantages, Challenges, and Further Improvements
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Indrajeet Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Prince Kumar Singh, Eric D. van Hullebusch
- Language: English
Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management presents a thorough and forward-looking examination of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities in managing agricultural… Read more
Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management presents a thorough and forward-looking examination of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities in managing agricultural waste sustainably. The volume guides readers through the ecological, technological, and socio-economic dimensions of agrowaste, from its impact on soil, air, and water to the latest advances in circular economy strategies, biochar, and nanotechnology-driven solutions.
Expertly curated chapters address the valorization of agrowaste into bioactive compounds, clean energy, and eco-friendly nanomaterials, while also evaluating economic viability, policy frameworks, and regulatory mechanisms. The book’s integrative approach bridges traditional practices with next-generation innovations, offering actionable insights for immediate application and inspiring future research.
This essential resource is designed for advanced students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and environmental advocates seeking to drive meaningful changes in agricultural systems worldwide.
Expertly curated chapters address the valorization of agrowaste into bioactive compounds, clean energy, and eco-friendly nanomaterials, while also evaluating economic viability, policy frameworks, and regulatory mechanisms. The book’s integrative approach bridges traditional practices with next-generation innovations, offering actionable insights for immediate application and inspiring future research.
This essential resource is designed for advanced students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and environmental advocates seeking to drive meaningful changes in agricultural systems worldwide.
- Showcases emerging rural technologies and grassroots innovations that empower local communities to manage agrowaste efficiently and sustainably.
- Examines the role of advanced sensing and monitoring techniques, including nanosensors, in optimizing agrowaste recycling and elimination processes.
- Offers in-depth analysis of co-processing agricultural waste in industrial systems, such as cement kilns, to harmonize ecological goals with industrial productivity.
Advanced students, educators, researchers, agriculture and environmental scientists, risk assessment professionals, environment-based NGOs, industry and agriculture professionals, policymakers.
1. Introduction to Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management
2. Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management: Socio-Economic Issues and Traditional Practices
3. Impacts of Agricultural Waste on Soil, Air, and Water Dynamics
4. Agrowaste Green Solutions: Circular Economy Tactics and Sustainable Principles
5. Bioactive Compounds in Agrowaste: Potential Nutraceuticals for Human Health Promotion
6. Rural Technology for Agrowaste Management
7. Biodegradation of Agrowaste and Nutrient Recovery Practices
8. Advances in Agricultural Waste Composting: Modern Methods and Applications
9. Innovative Biochar Solutions for Sustainable Agrowaste Management in Sri Lanka: Feasibility, Environmental and Economic Benefits
10. Harmonizing Ecology and Industry: A Comprehensive Study on Sustainable Waste Management via Coprocessing in Cement Kilns
11. Agrowaste Empowerment: Technologies and Opportunities for Clean Energy Production
12. Transforming Agrowaste into Eco-friendly Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment: Embracing the Principles of Green Chemistry and the Circular Economy
13. Nanotechnology-infused Strategies for Recycling and Elimination of Agrowaste Using Advanced Nanosensors
14. Next-generation Innovations in Agrowaste Valorization: Technological Frontiers
15. Economic Viability and Cost Benefit Analysis of Agrowaste Management
16. Policy Frameworks and Regulatory Mechanisms for Agrowaste Management
17. Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Agrowaste Management Research
2. Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management: Socio-Economic Issues and Traditional Practices
3. Impacts of Agricultural Waste on Soil, Air, and Water Dynamics
4. Agrowaste Green Solutions: Circular Economy Tactics and Sustainable Principles
5. Bioactive Compounds in Agrowaste: Potential Nutraceuticals for Human Health Promotion
6. Rural Technology for Agrowaste Management
7. Biodegradation of Agrowaste and Nutrient Recovery Practices
8. Advances in Agricultural Waste Composting: Modern Methods and Applications
9. Innovative Biochar Solutions for Sustainable Agrowaste Management in Sri Lanka: Feasibility, Environmental and Economic Benefits
10. Harmonizing Ecology and Industry: A Comprehensive Study on Sustainable Waste Management via Coprocessing in Cement Kilns
11. Agrowaste Empowerment: Technologies and Opportunities for Clean Energy Production
12. Transforming Agrowaste into Eco-friendly Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment: Embracing the Principles of Green Chemistry and the Circular Economy
13. Nanotechnology-infused Strategies for Recycling and Elimination of Agrowaste Using Advanced Nanosensors
14. Next-generation Innovations in Agrowaste Valorization: Technological Frontiers
15. Economic Viability and Cost Benefit Analysis of Agrowaste Management
16. Policy Frameworks and Regulatory Mechanisms for Agrowaste Management
17. Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Agrowaste Management Research
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Indrajeet Kumar
Dr. Indrajeet Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Govt. Degree College Pawanikala, Sonbhadra, India. He received his B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has six years of research and three years of teaching experience. His research focuses on search of antioxidant from natural sources, agrowaste management for value addition, impact of abiotic stresses on secondary metabolism of plants, ecotoxicology and risk assessment. Dr. Kumar has published 13 research and review paper in peer reviewed national and international journals and 5 chapters in edited books. He has participated and presented his research in several national and international conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Government Degree College Pawanikala, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaRS
Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He earned his B.Sc. M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has also served GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttrakhand as a Senior Scientist (2008-2015). Dr. Sharma has 15 years of research, and teaching experiences in the field of ecology and environment. He has made significant contribution in the field of environmental pollution, public health and remediation with special emphasis on heavy metals contamination in ecosystems and their management using sustainable technologies. His studies have led to identify elite population of economically important plants of Indian Himalaya for their sustainable utilization and conservation. His long-term research goals are sustainable management of heavy metal contamination in ecosystem, waste management and sustainable agriculture, and exploring biodiversity elements for novel bioactive compounds. Dr. Sharma has received Young Scientist Award from DST and International Travel Grants from DST, INSA and CSIR for presenting his research works in Germany, USA and Italy. Dr. Sharma has received approximately 17 million funds from, MOEF&CC, GBPNIHE, DBT, DST, UGC, BHU and IoE to execute his research ideas. Dr. Sharma has delivered more than 25 scientific talk in national and international gatherings. He has published more than 59 article papers in national and international journals with citation more than 7000 and h-index 24 with cumulative impact factor of 157.814. He has also contributed 14 chapters in edited books and 20 general articles. He has supervised 4 Ph.D. thesis, 2 post-doctoral, and currently supervising 4 doctoral students.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPS
Prince Kumar Singh
Dr. Prince Kumar Singh is research scholar at the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has completed B.Sc. from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Jaunpur and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr. Singh has 7 years of research experiences in the field of Ecology and Environment. His long-term research goal is to advance understanding and address critical challenges in contaminant flux, heavy metal fate and transport, while promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, waste management, ecotoxicology, and risk assessment. Dr. Singh has published 11 research articles in nationally and internationally peer reviewed reputed journals and has also contributed 6 chapters to edited books.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scholar, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaEv
Eric D. van Hullebusch
Eric D. van Hullebusch is a full professor in biogeochemistry of engineered ecosystems at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Cité, France. His research is currently focusing on the implementation of biohydrometallurgical approaches for the recovery of technology critical elements (including selenium and tellurium) as well as polluted soils (bio)remediation with a particular focus on poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France