Applications of agricultural waste in food industry

Abstract

Agricultural wastes are by-product outputs of production and processing of agricultural products that contain bioactive compounds, which have many benefits on human health. Agricultural wastes produced from various sources such as cultivation, livestock, industrial means, and etc are great concern because of the problems of environmental pollution, recycling and utilization. Therefore, application of agricultural wastes in any other environmentally friendly way like compost production by fermenting the agricultural, animal feed production, food production and energy production (bio gas) is suggested. It can be concluded that recycling agricultural wastes is important and necessary for environment and economical saving. This recycling of agriculture wastes enhance agricultural and food production along with improve their quality.

A New Approach for Vertical Plant Cultivation Maximizing Crop Efficiency

“…The global warming currently observed in many regions of the world leads to water shortages and, consequently, to a decline in agricultural production and even hunger. Moreover, about 30% of all agricultural production is wasted [3,4]-the main reasons are the long food supply chain and its waste by final recipients, i.e., individual consumers, restaurants, shops. In order to compensate for the loss, the agricultural industry must produce much more than actual needs.…”