In general, one saves a lot more in energy by preventing food waste than using it for energy production. Wasted food is the #3 generator of global greenhouse gases according to Drawdown.org . Have a look through https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/food for various ag/food related solutions. There are also several consumer tips available at https://nofoodleftbehindcorvallis.org/
35% of the food produced is wasted, these could be used for biomass use, I have a paper that develops a modified starch that preserves the shelf life of fruits, this can reduce food waste. However, with what remains, it can be used for biomass
Brian Lee..thank you for your contribution.
Fernando Lermen..thank you.
Moyosore Joseph Adegbeye yes, in my researchgate, the title is " A framework for selecting lean practices in sustainable product development: The case study of a Brazilian agroindustry "
Food waste can be digested anaerobically to produce electricity, whereas woody biomass could be converted in biochar. For both topics you shpould be able to find on-line many interesting research papers. I could also share with you those that I have already. Good luck.
Dr Bruno borsari..I would appreciate your research papers Sir
Agriculture should not add to food waste if we have a good recycling process by microorganisms, because microbes can convert any form of waste to useful form e.g biomass of wood and conversion of nitrite to nitrate.
Dear Joseph,
A quote from Henry David Thoreau: "Waste is a human concept. Nothing is wasted in nature as everything is part of a continuous cycle". Here below I am attaching a paper on the effect of biochar on roots that you may find of interest.
Thank you for the article Dr Bruno, Dr balogun for your comment.
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