Kambaska Kumar Behera

From Waste to Wealth in the Agri-Food System: Building a Circular Economy is an interdisciplinary resource for researchers and those dedicated to advancing sustainability within food production and agricultural sectors interested in economic solutions in the agri-food system that includes food waste management and green technology. This comprehensive volume addresses the pressing challenges of food waste, resource depletion, and environmental degradation, offering a framework for transforming these challenges into opportunities. Through innovative technologies, best practices, and successful global case studies, the book presents strategies for implementing closed-loop systems that enhance resource efficiency and promote regenerative agricultural methods. Each chapter provides understanding of the food value chain, equipping readers with the tools necessary to reduce food loss and elevate waste into high-value sustainable resources. From Waste to Wealth in the Agri-Food System: Building a Circular Economy not only highlights the critical role of technology in waste minimization and resource recovery but also emphasizes the importance of sustainable packaging and consumer awareness in promoting circular economy practices. With insights into scaling circular economy initiatives in agriculture and food systems, transforming by-products and farm waste into high-value resources, and strengthening industry-agriculture linkages for a circular economy, the authors offer a roadmap for overcoming challenges and capitalizing on opportunities to convert waste into high-value sustainable resources.

The book titled “Microbiome and Plant Nutrition? A Roadmap Towards Sustainable Agriculture” is expected to direct many emerging research pathways needed at local and global levels for sustainable agricultural package and practices. This volume incorporates thirteen seminal chapters on issue based research and their practical applications covering latest information and progress in different areas of microbial supplemented crop nutrition for sustainable agriculture. The book highlights the frontier issues and applications of plant-microbe interaction in crop nutritional strategy with topics like System biology of plant microbe interaction, Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria? a context for sustainable agriculture, Plant growth-promoting endophytes? a context for sustainable agriculture, The role of the mycorrhiza in nutrient uptake, Plant nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur nutrition? a microbial perspective, Carbon and nitrogen turnover in soils and plant rhizo-deposition, Root exudates? a link to plant-microbe nutritional interactions and insight into the metabolic and nutrition network pathway of plant-microbe interaction, Commercialization perspective of bio-stimulants for sustainable agriculture, Interconnection of plants with microbiomes in changing climate? a functional extension of the host and heavy metal dynamics in rice soil? an alleviation through microbial intervention approach. This book will be very useful for the scholars, biotechnologists, agricultural scientists, plant nutritionists, researchers, teachers and students in the emerging field of soil-microbiome and plant nutrition dynamics in the resilient climatic agriculture era.

The book titled “Microbiome and Plant Nutrition? A Roadmap Towards Sustainable Agriculture” is expected to direct many emerging research pathways needed at local and global levels for sustainable agricultural package and practices. This volume incorporates thirteen seminal chapters on issue based research and their practical applications covering latest information and progress in different areas of microbial supplemented crop nutrition for sustainable agriculture. The book highlights the frontier issues and applications of plant-microbe interaction in crop nutritional strategy with topics like System biology of plant microbe interaction, Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria? a context for sustainable agriculture, Plant growth-promoting endophytes? a context for sustainable agriculture, The role of the mycorrhiza in nutrient uptake, Plant nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur nutrition? a microbial perspective, Carbon and nitrogen turnover in soils and plant rhizo-deposition, Root exudates? a link to plant-microbe nutritional interactions and insight into the metabolic and nutrition network pathway of plant-microbe interaction, Commercialization perspective of bio-stimulants for sustainable agriculture, Interconnection of plants with microbiomes in changing climate? a functional extension of the host and heavy metal dynamics in rice soil? an alleviation through microbial intervention approach. This book will be very useful for the scholars, biotechnologists, agricultural scientists, plant nutritionists, researchers, teachers and students in the emerging field of soil-microbiome and plant nutrition dynamics in the resilient climatic agriculture era.

Modern biotechnology is a rapidly advancing field that utilizes molecular techniques derived from whole or parts of living organisms to produce or enhance commercial products and processes. This branch of natural sciences has its roots in the creation of the first recombinant gene thirty years ago and has since expanded to encompass a wide range of applications that improve our daily lives. These techniques are used to develop improved foods, beverages, clothing, and medicines, as well as innovative methods for energy generation and the production of non-toxic cleaning products. Additionally, modern biotechnology plays a crucial role in reducing waste by altering patterns of production and consumption through DNA engineering. The book Modern Biotechnology and its Applications contains 32 chapters and covers a wide range of tools and technologies developed by distinguished scientists, with a particular focus on how these advancements can be used to save the planet Earth through increased productivity and sustainable production methods. The books objective is to highlight the exploration and development of biotechnological tools and techniques for the betterment of society.

Green agriculture is a system of agricultural production that utilizes green technology to minimize environmental impact. This system prioritizes biological diversity and strives to achieve harmony between nature and the economy during agricultural development. By using pollution-free and nuisance-free methods, green agriculture also addresses issues such as climate change, droughts, and floods. The book Green Agriculture: Newer Technologies covers 18 such on-farm technologies developed by renowned scientists, with a focus on using modern technology to save the planet during agricultural activities. The book aims to showcase recent agro-based developments through newer technologies, making agriculture both productive and eco-friendly.