Introduction:

According to the OECD, agricultural waste is waste from various agricultural operations: ,aterials such as manure and various other wastes from farms, crop wastes and fertilisers that run off the fields and pesticides that enter water, air and soil make up the most significant part. Agricultural waste products may contain material that can be used by humans, but whose economic value is usually less than the cost of collection, transport and processing for beneficial use.

This module will explore:
Agricultural Waste Management
Generation of Agricultural Waste
Utilisation of Agricultural Waste
Creating a Waste Management System (WMS)
Agricultural Waste Management System (AWMS)
Crop Residues Management
Environmental Impacts from Inefficient Use of Crop Residues
Management of Crop Residues for Improving Input Use Efficiencies

Lecture time: 6 hours
Type of course: Theoretical