The amount of global agricultural produce is ever-increasing with the rising human population, and so is the amount of agricultural waste produced. Much of the solid waste produced by the agriculture industry ends up in landfills or gets incinerated as people are unaware of what can be done with agro-waste. A seemingly unrelated industry, the modern construction sector, is on a mission to source building materials sustainably due to dwindling natural resources and rapid urbanization. Can we find an opportunity in this situation and attempt at creating an arrangement that is beneficial for both sectors? Can agricultural waste be used to serve the construction industry, systematically?

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