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A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 April 2023) | Viewed by 5506

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Prof. Dr. Danuta Zawadzka

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Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance, Koszalin University of Technology, Kwiatkowskiego 6e, 75-343 Koszalin, Poland
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Dr. Agnieszka Strzelecka

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Faculty of Economics, Department of Finance, Koszalin University of Technology, Kwiatkowskiego 6e, 75-343 Koszalin, Poland
Interests: personal finance, corporate finance, farm finance

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Dear Colleagues,

Financial energy is an interdisciplinary concept. Its importance is emphasized in energy and financial markets, pricing mechanisms, energy corporate finance, green finance and investment, energy derivative markets, energy risk management [1]. This approach also allows for treating money as a source of energy [2] that activates a number of processes in economic entities. Therefore, financial energy affects the general financial condition of enterprises or households [3,4]. It is also important for the development of agricultural holdings [5].

Agriculture is an area around which many of the Sustainable Development Goals concentrate [6]. Farms are an important link in the food supply chain; therefore, their efficiency affects the global level of poverty and directly contributes to the exploitation or protection of natural resources of each country. Investing in agriculture, especially sustainable agriculture, contributes to socio-economic development, which results from its high impact, among others, on trade and industrial processing [7]. Financial energy directed to farms is, therefore, an important aspect of sustainable development.

The aim of the research that will be presented in this Special Issue is, therefore, to show the importance of financial energy in the processes of farm development, with particular emphasis on sustainable agriculture. The scope of the Special Issue mainly covers the assessment of the implementation of financial energy in agriculture.

The research results presented in the Special Issue may be used by institutions supporting the sustainable development of farms through the use of financial energy.

References:

[1] Zhang, D. Energy Finance: Background, Concept, and Recent Developments. Emerg. Mark. Financ. Trade 2018, 54, 1687–1692.

[2] Melnychenko, O. The Energy of Finance in Refining of Medical Surge Capacity. Energies 2021, 14, 210.

[3] Korol, T. Evaluation of the Macro- and Micro-Economic Factors Affecting the Financial Energy of Households. Energies 2021, 14, 3512.

[4] Korol, T. Examining Statistical Methods in Forecasting Financial Energy of Households in Poland and Taiwan. Energies 2021, 14, 1821.

[5] Zawadzka, D, Strzelecka, A, Szafraniec-Siluta, E. Debt as a Source of Financial Energy of the Farm—What Causes the Use of External Capital in Financing Agricultural Activity? A Model Approach. Energies. 2021; 14(14):4124.

[6] Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations, A/RES/70/1, 2015.

[7] Dwie dekady rozwoju polskiego rolnictwa. Innowacyjność sektora rolnego w XXI wieku. Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny, Warszawa, 2021; 22-22.

Prof. Dr. Danuta Zawadzka
Dr. Agnieszka Strzelecka
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Keywords

financial energy in the economics of enterprises and farms
instruments for supporting farms as a source of financial energy
determinants of diversification of financial energy sources in agriculture
green finances in agriculture
the use of financial energy in sustainable agriculture
the importance of financial energy in farm development strategies
financial energy of farms during the covid-19 pandemic

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Does Solar-Powered Irrigation System Usage Increase the Technical Efficiency of Crop Production? New Insights from Rural Areas

by Ihsan Ullah, Nawab Khan, Yonghong Dai and Amir Hamza

Energies 2023, 16(18), 6641; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186641 - 15 Sep 2023

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Fossil fuel and electricity-powered irrigation techniques boost the water availability expense and increase greenhouse gas emissions. Especially in developing countries, solar-powered irrigation is becoming more popular as a response to the growing energy and environmental issues associated with agriculture systems. The existing study used data from 1080 wheat farmers in Balochistan, Pakistan, to investigate the impact of solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) usage on the technical efficiency (TE) of wheat production. The TE of wheat production is estimated using a stochastic frontier production function, and the potential self-selectivity bias is addressed using an endogenous switching regression model. The findings indicated that 13.7% of the wheat cultivators assessed used SPISs to produce their crops. Using an endogenous switching regression model shows that SPIS usage increases the TE of wheat growers by 6.657%, after controlling for self-selection bias. While using SPISs, wheat farmers with large farms and farming familiarity had stronger positive effects on TE. The results highlight the need for more investigation and research into evidence-based good practice for SPIS solutions at the site level to ensure that the rollout of modern equipment not only drives the energy sector forward but also contributes significantly to our level playing field and sustainable environment. Full article

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Savings as a Source of Financial Energy on the Farm—What Determines the Accumulation of Savings by Agricultural Households? Model Approach

by Agnieszka Strzelecka and Danuta Zawadzka

Energies 2023, 16(2), 696; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020696 - 6 Jan 2023

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The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the factors influencing the propensity of farm households to accumulate savings, which in this work are treated as a source of financial energy, taking into account socioeconomic characteristics relating to the farmer and their household, as well as farm characteristics. Classification and regression tree analysis (CRT) was used to achieve this goal. The study was conducted on a group of farms in Central Pomerania (Poland) participating in the Farm Accountancy Data Network. Data on 348 farms, obtained through a survey carried out in 2020 using a direct survey questionnaire, were used for the analyses. On the basis of the application of the classification-regression tree method, it was found that income (INC) was the key factor differentiating the studied population in terms of savings, followed by the agricultural area (AREA) and the level of education of the head of the household (EDU). It was also found that, in the case of households representing a lower income class, when the head of the household had at most secondary education and was over 34.5 years of age, having a successor (SUC) was also a factor influencing the accumulation of savings; however, the direction of this relationship was negative. Full article

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Human Capital as a Source of Energy for Rural Areas’ Socio-Economic Development—Empirical Evidence for Rural Areas in Poland

by Maria Klonowska-Matynia

Energies 2022, 15(21), 8281; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218281 - 5 Nov 2022

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This article deals with the issue of human capital as a factor responsible for the emergence of development inequalities in rural areas. Its main goal is to analyze and evaluate the existing differences in the distribution of human capital resources in rural areas in Poland in relation to their socio-economic situation. The essence of human capital is expressed through the analogy of energy and capital in relation to the concept of homo energeticus. The essence of human capital is also expressed in terms of two components of its structure, i.e., health and the labor market. The level of human capital was expressed using two synthetic measures, i.e., the human capital ratio in the field of health (HCH) and the labor market (HCLM). The obtained research results indicate the existing differences in the spatial distribution of human capital, resulting in a polarization effect in the center-periphery system, and showing relations with the socio-economic structure of rural areas, their agricultural function, and the ongoing population processes. The assumption about the existing relations between the individual components of the structure of human capital, i.e., health and the labor market, with the socio-economic situation of individual communes should be considered correct. The obtained results of the empirical analysis constitute an important contribution to the description of the mechanism explaining the causes of the existing disproportions in the level of rural development; they allow for a more optimal planning of the instruments supporting their development at the local level. The empirical analysis was carried out in spatial terms with regard to rural areas in Poland defined in accordance with the administrative criterion of the Central Statistical Office at the lowest local (rural) level of data aggregation. The analysis covers rural and urban-rural communes in Poland, i.e., 2172 spatial units. The source of data for the synthetic measures (HCH and HCLM) was Local Data Bank Statistics Poland (LDB SP), and that for the indicator of the level of socio-economic development for rural areas (S-EDI) was the European Fund for Polish Rural Development (EFRWP). Full article

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