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A by-product can be useful and marketable or it can be considered waste: for example, bran, which is a byproduct of the milling of wheat into refined flour, is sometimes composted or burned for disposal, but in other cases, it can be used as a nutritious ingredient in human food or animal feed.
The E-agriculture in Action series of publications, by FAO-ITU, that provides guidance on emerging technologies and how it could be used to address some of the challenges in agriculture through documenting case studies. E-agriculture in Action: Big Data for Agriculture [22] E-agriculture in Action: Blockchain for Agriculture [23]
Agricultural wastes may refer to: Agricultural pollution, byproducts of farming practices that can result in degradation of surrounding ecosystems; Agricultural wastewater; Green waste, biodegradable waste; The former title of the scientific journal Bioresource Technology
Several companies worldwide use leftover agricultural waste to make new products. [29] Reusing agricultural waste is in line with the desired circular economy. In today's economy, primary raw materials are mostly used. [30] Agricultural waste, on the other hand, is a secondary raw material.
Agricultural technology or agrotechnology (abbreviated agtech, agritech, AgriTech, or agrotech) is the use of technology in agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency, and profitability. Agricultural technology can be products, services or applications derived from agriculture that improve various ...
The Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) is part of the Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Georgia Tech Research Institute. It was founded in 1973 to work with Georgia agribusiness , especially the poultry industry, to develop new technologies and adapt existing ones for specialized industrial needs. [ 1 ]
Some methods require low cost techniques but many result in byproducts that require an extra cost for removal or unwarranted environmental impacts. [ 121 ] There is an ongoing research focused on pesticide removal, a 2022 study for example demonstrated excellent removal efficiency of 80% for often used pesticide chlorpyrifos through usage ...
Industrial agriculture is a form of modern farming that refers to the industrialized production of crops and animals and animal products like eggs or milk.The methods of industrial agriculture include innovation in agricultural machinery and farming methods, genetic technology, techniques for achieving economies of scale in production, the creation of new markets for consumption, the ...