Circular Agriculture: Food Waste Conversion into Vital Biofertilizers (Towards Sustainable Futures) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1041127340 ISBN 13: 9781041127345

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

This book demonstrates through lucid explanations and practical case studies how agricultural, horticultural, and processed food waste - which is frequently perceived as a worldwide burden - can be used to promote sustainable agricultural methods. It demonstrates how these procedures, which encourage resource efficiency and waste reduction, are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This book provides a clear manual for comprehending and using circular agriculture, making it suitable for anybody interested in sustainable solutions, such as policymakers, entrepreneurs, environmentalists and concerned citizens. It will also be of interest to researchers of science and technology, agriculture, law and public policy.

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About the Author

Nitu Rani (Dr) is Associate Professor at the University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. She holds a PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology from Chandigarh University, India. She is a gold medalist in her MSc Biochemistry and BSc Biochemistry. Her expertise spans Agricultural Microbiology, Plant Microbe interactions, and Plant Biochemistry, with proficiency in plant tissue culture, bacterial characterization, and data analysis.

Narashans Alok Sagar (Dr) is currently serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, University Centre for R&D at Chandigarh University in Punjab, India. Prior to this role, he held the position of Manager (R&D) at Sowbhagya Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Additionally, Dr Sagar was also associated with the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (Bareilly), Uttar Pradesh, as Senior Fellow in Food Safety and Nutrition under the National Project (NetSCoFAN) initiated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

Vishal Ahuja (Dr) was awarded a PhD and master’s in biotechnology from the Department of Biotechnology, HP University Shimla (HP) India. He has worked at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India, in the FTT project and is currently working as Assistant Professor of R&D at Chandigarh University, India. He works in microbial fermentation, healthcare, production, or extraction of bioactive compounds like phytochemicals, and microbial metabolites from natural biomass.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1041127340
• ISBN 13: 9781041127345
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 394
• Editor: Rani Nitu, Sagar Narashans Alok, Ahuja Vishal