Organic Acid Production from Agricultural Waste

The escalating population has prompted the focus to meet the demand of food materials by increasing crop yield. Out of the total farm output, India is the second largest producer of agricultural crops. Consequently, the lack of congruence between crop production and the disposal of agricultural wastes is a matter of serious environmental concern. An opportunity, therefore, prevails to switch the view of these agricultural residues from microbial bioprocessing of waste to valuable products which can be a huge market.