The book Agri-food Waste Valorisation provides sustainable solutions for agriculture and food wastes for the betterment of our daily lifestyle. The wastes released from various food industries and agricultural waste cause severe threats to the ecosystem and are also a challenging task for proper management. Bio-waste (agriculture, forestry, and food industry) also contains toxic and beneficial chemical compounds, which need more attention to be identified for sustainable development. Governments around the globe are strictly advocating for the mitigation and valorisation of agri-food wastes to wealth. Hence, the management of agri-food wastes from different sources is of utmost importance to promote the sustainable development of our society with minimum environmental impacts. This book is an exercise to discuss the latest advancement in the area of waste reuse and valorization, which should meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and policymakers working in this area. To cater the book to such a vast group of readers, the contents of the book broadly cover the two sections, i.e. waste reuse and valorisation. Furthermore, the last chapter of the book discusses the techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of value-added products from agri-food wastes.

Besides, this book also boosts up students, environmental scientists, environmental biotechnologists, microbiologists, and policymakers working in environmental microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental sciences with the basic and advanced facts about agri-food wastes and their management. Moreover, readers can also get state-of-the-art/background information in learning the existing environmental problems and their effects on human health and suggest ways to control or contain their effects by employing various effective management approaches.

The editors would like to express their sincere thanks to the contributors for submitting their work in a timely and proper manner. The editors are also thankful to national and international reviewers for their evaluation and valuable suggestions and comments to heighten the book quality for readers. Dr. Chowdhary acknowledges the support received from his family, especially his Father (Mr. Ram Chandra) and Mother (Mrs. Malti Devi). Furthermore, the editors also acknowledge the cooperation received from the Royal Society of Chemistry team, for their guidance to finalize this book.

Pankaj Chowdhary

Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Environmental Toxicology Group

CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow, India

Society for Green Environment, New Delhi-110067, India

Abhay Raj

Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Environmental Toxicology Group

CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow, India

Society for Green Environment, New Delhi-110067, India