Energy efficiency in Agriculture – Opportunities, Constraints and Research needs

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Agriculture as a primary industry relies on energy use to a great extent. With the depletion of fossil resources, increased energy prices will have a dramatic effect on the competitiveness of agricultural production systems and energy efficiency will have a great impact on the comparative cost advantages of agricultural production systems. Within a Coordination and Support Action funded by the 7th research framework of the EU (www.agree.aua.gr) a consortium from seven European countries identified opportunities, constraints and research needs concerning energy efficiency in agriculture.

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Meyer-Aurich, A., Balafoutis, A., Dalgaard, T., de Visser, C., Gołaszewski, J., Mikkola, H., Silva, L.L. (2013) Energy Efficiency in Agriculture – Opportunities, Constraints and Research Needs, in Proocedings of the First International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering – ISAE 2013, p. VII-19-25, Outubro 2013, Belgrade, Serbia, ISBN 978-86-7834-179-3.

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