Agricultural Domain and Its Dual Role in Global Food Security, Biorefinery and Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Globally, the drive towards using resources judiciously has resulted in a sustainable revolution. Of the various domains, the agricultural sector is considered as a solid source of energy worldwide. The agricultural sector offers food security, and non-food lignocellulosic biomass/residues have played a crucial role in the biorefinery and biofuel sector.  The major significance of non-food lignocellulosic biomass is that it can meet the ever-increasing demand of the present without compromising the needs of the future generation. However, exploration and utilization of its multiple components from the agricultural biomass industry are still in progress. Alongside sustainability, on the contrary, global consumption of animal-based protein has increased tremendously, resulting in negative environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), excessive water utilization, and huge requirements for land. Thus, to address this, the global focus is diverting towards using plant-based protein as an efficient alternative to animal-based protein, and to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other adverse environmental impacts.

Thus, the aim of the Special Issue focuses on the agricultural sector, where its food commodity can be a source of plant-based protein and, simultaneously, its non-food component can be used in the biorefinery or biofuel sector.

Thus, the current Special Issue will provide a platform to include interdisciplinary studies and embrace this diverse domain via the integration of modern technological advancements in science.

In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles, opinions, and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Role of agricultural sector and its contribution in the food and non-food sector;
• Agricultural biomass as a source of plant-based protein and its current state of art;
• Role of non-food lignocellulosic biomass/residues in biorefinery;
• Circular economy and green technologies;
• Role of latest technological advancement in agricultural sectors globally;
• Integration of in silico and experimental approach.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Pradeep Verma
Dr. Komal Agrawal
Guest Editors

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• agriculture
• protein
• enzymology
• biorefinery
• sustainable
• green technology
• biobased