AGRIWASTE GENERATED IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE, DIFFICULTIES AND RESOLUTIONS FACED BY THE GOVERNMENT – A REVIEW

Agricultural wastes are described as leftovers from agricultural activities which includes waste created by farming, planting, harvesting, fertilizer run off from fields, pesticides go to fields, slaughterhouse, livestock waste, post-harvest waste. Agricultural waste has the ability to harm the environment and expose personnel to biohazards, which are dangerous biological materials. Every year India produces a vast amount of agricultural waste. That abundance creates both an environmental problem (production of harmful gases during burning) and an economic opportunity (bioenergy, compost, animal feed, industrial feedstock). This review comprises the scale and sources of agricultural waste in India, the main challenges governments face in handling the waste, the preventive measures taken so far, observed rifts and problems in execution, and practical advices to ameliorate outcomes.