Progressing with the waste to wealth concept - novel approaches to utilize wastes (by-products) for potential food industrial applications
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2019
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Sustainable food production and utilization of agri-food industrial wastes and by-products holds high promises for value addition. The present day need is going in-line with the global initiatives and the conspicuous concepts proposed by the WHO for waste minimization and valorization of agri-food wastes and by-products, to attain food security and food sustainability. Wastes and by-products are encountered along the entire agri-food supply chain and can ensue at the 'on farm' or 'off farm' levels (from farm up to the table). Besides, they also contribute to safe disposal issues and environmental pollution related stress. As per the recent FAO report vegetable wastes have created a significantly higher 'carbon footprint' while fruit wastes occurs as the major 'blue water hotspot', primarily in the industrialized countries of Europe and Asia. Nevertheless, reports available indicate that these wastes/by-products to encompass high amounts of bioactive compounds and functional phytonutrients. Further, to technically tap these wastes, novel biotechological and food processing techniques needs to be adopted with a sustainable approach. As of today, considerable interest has been shown towards recovery, recycling and reuse of agri-wastes and by-products. In this regard, globally, majority of the countries are moving forward to effectively utilize agri-food wastes for developing value added products like bio-ethanol, organic acids or organic compost. The present paper/presentation aims to provide details on various R&D activities being undertaken at EMU under the prestigious 'Valortech project' funded by the European Union's Horizon grants. In addition, author's contributions towards supporting the 'Zero Waste Concept' with minimal waste generation and utilization of plant based agri-food raw materials/by-products aimed to provide a valuable market niche will be discussed.
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waste and by-products valorization, carbon foot print, blue water hotspot, food security, food sustainability