ABSTRACT
Increasing concern about sustainability and environmental issues has driven efforts for the development of new materials that will be bio-degradable for various end-use applications. In most developing countries like India, agriculture greatly benefits the economy and employment rate. Thousands of tons of different crops are produced, leaving a large amount of waste. Over the past few years, the concept of utilizing these agricultural wastes in making reinforced composite for commercial use has become more popular. Ease in processing, biodegradability, and cost reduction aspects offer great potential in biomass (agricultural waste) based composites. This chapter addresses the potential of utilizing agricultural waste (natural fibre) as reinforcement in the polymer matrix. The pros and cons of using these agricultural wastes in polymer composite and their potential in recent developments and future trends have also been discussed.
