Keywords:
Refuse and refuse disposal.
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Agriculture Economic aspects.
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Sustainability.
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Environmental management.
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Waste Management/Waste Technology.
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Agricultural Economics.
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Sustainability.
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Environmental Management.
Description / Table of Contents:
Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Introduction -- Mapping Facets of Circularity: Going Beyond Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in Agri-Food Supply Chains -- A Conceptual Framework for Supply Chain Circularity in Agri-Food Sector -- Circular Economy in Agri-Food Sector: Food Waste Management Perspective -- Sustainable Food Value Chains and Circular Economy -- Rethinking the Physical Losses definition in Agri-food chains from Eco-Efficiency to Circular Economy -- Modelling the Causes of Post-harvest Losses in Indian Agri-Food Supply Chain for Sustainable Development Goal: An ISM Approach -- Carbon Footprints of Raw Milk and Dairy Products -- Valorization of By-products from Food Processing Through Sustainable Green Approaches -- Applying Circular Economy Principles to Agriculture: Selected Case-Studies from the Indian Context -- Transition Toward a Circular Economy through Surplus Food Management.
Abstract:
Global population by 2050 is predicted to be over 9 billion and accordingly, the production systems will demolish about 140 billion tons per year of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass, i.e., thrice of the current need, and the food production itself has to be doubled. Optimized resource usage, lifecycle management, and reduced carbon emission have become a priority for agri-food businesses today, and circular economy (CE) helps for a sustainable and flexible way to grow without exhausting primary materials, and it thinks beyond recycling and resource usage. The word CE best relates to the resource and efficiency management, 6Rs, closed-loop production systems, zero waste and lifecycle engineering, reduced overconsumption of resources and waste generation, enriched system redesign and business model innovation, thereby leading to sustainable development goals. In this light, the book calls for theoretical and empirically sound contributions that are focused on the different aspects of the circular economy, 6R’s, sustainable production and consumption, closed-loop systems, etc. in the agri-food sector.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
XVII, 260 p. 33 illus., 28 illus. in color.
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online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
ISBN:
9789811637919
Series Statement:
Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3791-9
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-16-3791-9
DDC:
363.728
Language:
English
