Persistence and remote sensing of agri-food wastes in the environment: Current state and perspectives

Kour, R and Singh, S and Sharma, HB and Naik, TSSK and Shehata, N and N, P and Ali, W and Kapoor, D and Dhanjal, DS and Singh, J and Khan, AH and Khan, NA and Yousefi, M and Ramamurthy, PC (2023) Persistence and remote sensing of agri-food wastes in the environment: Current state and perspectives. In: Chemosphere, 317 .

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Abstract

Food demand is expected to increase globally by 60–110% from 2005 to 2050 due to diet shifts and population growth. This growth in food demand leads to the generation of enormous agri-food wastes (AFWs), which could be classified into pre-consumption and post-consumption. The AFW represents economic losses for all stakeholders along food supply chains, including consumers. It is reported that the direct financial, social, and environmental costs of food waste are 1, 0.9, and 0.7 trillion USD/year, respectively. Diverse conventional AFW management approaches are employed at the different life cycle levels (entre supply chain). The review indicates that inadequate transportation, erroneous packaging, improper storage, losses during processing, contamination, issues with handling, and expiry dates are the main reason for the generation of AFWs in the supply chain. Further, various variables such as cultural, societal, personal, and behavioral factors contribute to the AFW generation. The selection of a specific valorization technology is based on multiple physicochemical and biological parameters. Furthermore, other factors like heterogeneity of the AFWs, preferable energy carriers, by-products management, cost, end-usage applications, and environmental legislative and disposal processes also play a crucial role in adopting suitable technology. Valorization of AFW could significantly impact both economy and the environment. AFWs have been widely investigated for the development of engineered added-value biomaterials and renewable energy production. Considering this, this study has been carried out to highlight the significance of AFW cost, aggregation, quantification, and membrane-based strategies for its management. The study also explored the satellite remote sensing data for Spatio-temporal monitoring, mapping, optimization, and management of AFW management. Along with this, the study also explained the most recent strategies for AFW valorization and outlined the detailed policy recommendation along with opportunities and challenges. The review suggested that AFW should be managed using a triple-bottom-line strategy (economic, social, and environmental sustainability).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Chemosphere
Publisher:	Elsevier Ltd
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords:	Digital storage; Economic and social effects; Environmental technology; Food supply; Life cycle; Losses; Population statistics; Remote sensing; Sustainable development, 'current; Agri-food wastes; Bioactive compounds; Circular economy; Food demand; Food security; Remote-sensing; Shift-and; Social and environmental; Valorisation, Supply chains, alternative energy; food security; life cycle analysis; persistence, article; catering service; consumer; contamination; diet; economic aspect; environmental sustainability; food security; food waste; human; life cycle; population growth; remote sensing; renewable energy; valorization
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	16 Feb 2023 03:55
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2023 03:55
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/80287

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