This chapter describes the steps involved in coffee processing from the field to the cup and
the respective generation of by-products along the chain. The chemical composition of …

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world, and its popularity is continuously
growing, which can be expressed by almost doubling production over the last three …

Brazilian small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) face several limitations in the
implementation of cleaner production (CP). These limitations unfavourably affect their …

The agricultural production in the drawdown zone of Three Gorges Reservoir of China has
been gradually attracting people's attention in recent years. As influenced by both excessive …

The present paper investigated the technical possibilities of bioethanol production from
coffee pulp in a sustainable manner. Coffee pulp is a largely underutilized waste stream and …

Global crises such as the covid-19 pandemic highlight the interconnectedness and
vulnerability of human systems, requiring integrated transdisciplinary studies aimed at …

Crop production systems are the basis of human survival and development because they
can produce grain and industrial raw materials. As one of the largest agricultural countries in …

After a decade of astonishing growth of wind power capacity worldwide, sustainable
utilization of wind energy resources has become an issue of utmost importance. For a …

Recycling wasted biomass as organic fertilizer has been an important road to develop
sustainable agriculture. Emergy evaluation (EME) is a widely used method to evaluate …

Energy in Agroecosystems: A Tool for Assessing Sustainability is the first book on energy
analysis that is up-to-date and specifically dedicated to agriculture. It is written from an …