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Front Cover -- The Potential of Microbes for a Circular Economy -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction to circular economy-a unique approach -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History of circular economy -- 1.3 Principles of the circular economy concept -- 1.4 Conceptual differences between linear and circular economy -- 1.5 Benefits of circular economy -- 1.6 Need for circular economy in agriculture -- 1.7 The importance of circular economy in agriculture-food streams -- 1.8 Potential of microbes in circular economy -- 1.8.1 Promises of macrofungi in circular economy -- 1.9 Microorganisms are the key tool in agro waste bioconversion -- 1.10 Challenges and opportunities -- 1.11 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Framework for implementing circular economy in agriculture -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What is a circular economy? -- 2.3 Differences between a linear economy and a circular economy -- 2.3.1 Linear economy -- 2.3.1.1 Resource extraction (take) -- 2.3.1.2 Manufacturing (make) -- 2.3.1.3 Consumption (use) -- 2.3.1.4 Disposal (dispose) -- 2.4 Challenges of the linear economy -- 2.4.1 Circular economy -- 2.4.1.1 Reduce-reuse-recycle model -- 2.4.1.2 Resource efficiency -- 2.4.1.3 Sustainability and resilience -- 2.4.1.4 Long-term focus -- 2.4.1.5 Waste as a resource -- 2.5 Why do we need a circular economy? -- 2.6 The circular economy: a vital response to the global waste challenge -- 2.7 Importance of circular economy in agriculture -- 2.7.1 Environmental restoration -- 2.7.2 Resource optimization -- 2.7.3 Sustainable development -- 2.8 Definition and principle of circular agriculture -- 2.9 Benefits of circular agriculture -- 2.10 Framework for implementing circular economy in agriculture -- 2.11 Step 1: understand and assess -- 2.12 Step 2: identify opportunities and challenges.