“Turning Trash into Treasure: The Push for Circular Agriculture”, India Narrative, February 21, 2026
“India’s fields have long been the backbone of its food security, but they are also at the centre of an emerging environmental and economic challenge, the mounting volume of agricultural and food waste. As the country produces hundreds of millions of tonnes of crop residues, husk, and processing by-products each year, experts say the question is no longer how to dispose of waste, but how to transform it into an asset.
Agricultural waste is now being reimagined through a “waste-to-wealth” approach that seeks to convert discarded biomass into renewable energy, organic fertilisers, and new economic opportunities. With climate pressures intensifying and natural resources under strain, policymakers and scientists are increasingly viewing circular agriculture, a system where resources are reused and recycled, as a pathway to sustainable growth.
India’s farming landscape generates vast quantities of organic waste during cultivation, harvesting, livestock rearing, and food processing. When poorly managed, this waste contributes to air pollution, soil degradation, and water contamination. Crop residue burning, in particular, remains a persistent challenge in northern states, releasing greenhouse gases and reducing soil fertility…….”
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