Year: 2025 | Month: May | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 731-748
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20250578
From Waste to Resource: Advancing Sustainable Crop Residue Management Globally
Dr Vandana Yadav
Department of Chemistry, The Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal
Corresponding Author: Dr Vandana Yadav
ABSTRACT
Crop residue burning (CRB) is a pervasive agricultural practice with severe environmental, health, and socio-economic consequences globally, particularly in densely populated agricultural regions. This review article synthesizes current research on the multifaceted challenges posed by CRB, including its significant contribution to air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil degradation, alongside its profound impacts on human health. It further explores the opportunities presented by sustainable crop residue management (CRM) practices, encompassing in-situ and ex-situ technologies, policy interventions, and economic incentives. The report highlights prominent global research efforts and identifies critical research gaps, such as the precise attribution of health impacts, comprehensive economic evaluations of alternatives, and advanced remote sensing methodologies. Finally, it outlines future research directions and recommendations for fostering integrated, context-specific, and economically viable solutions to mitigate CRB and promote sustainable agriculture worldwide.
Keywords: Crop Residue, Pollution, Sustainable Agriculture
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