Energy and Agriculture
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2018) | Viewed by 21869
Special Issue Editor
Interests: agricultural economics; productivity and efficiency; technological progress in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; sustainable livelihoods; poverty and nutrition; international development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy from fossil fuels and renewable sources are a vital resource for development. Energy use in agriculture has become a prominent concern because of the rapid depletion of non-renewable sources of energy, rapid population growth and environmental degradation, especially in the developing economies. The concern is particularly high for countries reliant on modern agricultural technologies to promote growth, which in turn is largely dependent on fossil fuels, e.g., inorganic fertilizers, pesticides and mechanization. Countries with high rate of population growth are increasingly using fossil fuels to meet growing demand for food and fibre. In fact, energy demand in the future is projected to increase faster than population growth.
This Special Issue is aimed at soliciting original contributions from academics, researchers, practitioners, NGOs and other stakeholders providing theoretical insights and/or empirical analysis focusing on interrelationship between energy and agriculture that can provide valuable lessons for the future. The Guest Editor encourages submissions applying cross-disciplinary approaches and use of a variety of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies in social sciences. The scope of submission includes original research and review articles that address the issues raised above.
Dr. Sanzidur Rahman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Energy—agriculture interactions
- Energy composition in agriculture
- Energy productivity and efficiency in agriculture
- Trends in energy consumption in agriculture
- Demand for energy in agriculture
- Supply of energy from agriculture
- Energy and agricultural sustainability
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