# Sustainable Futures

**Source**: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/academic-events/QEERI-SF
**Parent**: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/qeeri

Reducing Food and Agricultural Waste

02*Oct 2024*

- [Add to Calendar](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/generate-ical/32763)

This webinar will highlight innovative solutions for reducing food and agricultural waste, with a focus on sustainability and agricultural enhancement. The session will cover two key areas:

- First, the transformation of various types of food waste into biochars through thermal pyrolysis. During which speakers will explore the pyrolysis process, the properties of the biochars produced, and their positive impact on agriculture, including soil enhancement, improved water retention, and increased plant growth.
- Second, the Innovative Biorefinery Processes for sustainable agriculture, detailing how agricultural waste—such as vegetable residues and animal manure—is converted into microbial protein. Using yeast and methanotroph fermentation technologies, these processes create protein-rich animal feed, contributing to food security while reducing environmental waste.

## Speakers

- #### [Dr. Kashif Rasool Senior Scientist Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, HBKU](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-kashif-rasool)
- #### [Dr. Snigdhendubala PradhanResearch Scientist College of Science and Engineering, HBKU](https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=dSasLAIAAAAJ&hl=en)
- #### [Dr. Gordon McKayProfessor College of Science and Engineering, HBKU](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cse/staff/gordon-mckay)
- #### [Dr. Jayaprakash SaththasivamSenior Scientist Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, HBKU](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-jayaprakash-saththasivam)

- Time

  14:00 - 15:00
  (GMT +3:00)
- Location

  Online
- Entity

  Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
- Category

  Webinar

[Register now](https://app.micetribe.com/public/workspaces/qeeri/events/qeeri_5509/forms/attendee)

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