Energy Supply within Sustainable Agricultural Production and Development of Rural Areas: Challenges, Policies, Mechanisms
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 February 2025 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
Interests: efficiency of renewable energy sources; socio-economic transformations in rural areas; efficiency and productivity
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Dear Colleagues,
Energy supply is crucial for the agricultural sector to ensure its sustainability and continuous delivery of its key functions. This has to be performed in harmony with the existing and future challenges, including (but not limited to) economic, social, and environmental. While efficient energy generation for the needs of agricultural production is important, it is also agriculture that provides renewable energy to other economy sectors, thus being a key element of the complex energy generation system.
This issue welcomes papers related to existing and possible challenges, acting and feasible policies and mechanisms to ensure achievement and maintenance of a) sustainable agricultural production through the subsistent supply of energy, and b) generation of renewable energy by the agricultural sector to be distributed through the market to other economic sectors. The issue especially encourages multidisciplinary approaches (combining economics, engineering, sociology, management, psychology, geography, philosophy, etc.), various quantitative techniques (including econometrics, modelling, bibliometric studies, system and network analyses), and qualitative analyses (including case studies, content analysis, choice experiments, etc.). The issue intends to link together research on agricultural sustainability and its generation of energy. It also aims to contribute to policy debate on supporting agricultural development locally, regionally or globally to assure its input into sustainability through increasing delivery of renewable energy. Hence, the relevant questions are what enhances the sustainability of agricultural production and how that can be practically achieved through the increase of efficiency in use of energy and other related resources. This Special Issue aims to be of service to policy makers dealing with sustainability, energy, and agricultural policies. The papers should also give some insight into solutions working in times of crises, such as global economic crises (e.g., 2008/2009), world embargoes (e.g., Russian embargo of 2014) or COVID-19, as both supply and demand fluctuate in times of extraordinary conditions arising from economic, social, environmental, and other shocks.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Gradziuk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainability
- agriculture
- agricultural policy
- energy policy
- environmental policy
- renewable energy sources
- self-sufficiency
- development strategies
- bioeconomy
- challenges
- shocks
- uncertainty
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