Agriculture S Energy

Author : Shiva Gorjian,Pietro Elia Campana
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323886253

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Solar Energy Advancements in Agriculture and Food Production Systems by Shiva Gorjian,Pietro Elia Campana Pdf

Solar Energy Advancements in Agriculture and Food Production Systems aims to assist society and agricultural communities in different regions and scales to improve their productivity and sustainability. Solar energy, with its rapidly growing technologies and nascent market, has shown promise for integration into a variety of agricultural activities, providing an alternative, sustainable solution to current practices. To meet the future demands of modern sustainable agriculture, this book addresses the major existing problems by providing innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions using environment-friendly, advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-optimized solar energy technologies. This comprehensive book is intended to serve as a practical guide for scientists, engineers, policymakers, and stakeholders involved in agriculture and related primary industries, as well as sustainable energy development, and climate change mitigation projects. By including globally implemented solar-based agriculture projects in each chapter and highlighting the key associated challenges and benefits, it aims to bridge the knowledge gap between the market/real-world applications and research in the field. Provides up-to-date knowledge and recent advances in applications of solar energy technology in agriculture and food production Introduces two advanced concepts of agrivoltaics and aquavoltaics and addresses their potentials, challenges, and barriers Explains the application of solar energy technologies in agricultural systems, including greenhouse cultivation, water pumping and irrigation, desalination, heating and cooling, and drying Explains the use of solar energy in agricultural automation and robotics, considering precision agriculture and smart farming application Describes new applications of solar energy in agriculture and aquaculture, and technoeconomic and environmental impacts of solar energy technologies in agriculture and food production

Author : Surendra Singh,J. P. Mittal
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 8170994071

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Energy in Production Agriculture by Surendra Singh,J. P. Mittal Pdf

Study with reference to Punjab.

Author : Jochen Bundschuh,Guangnan Chen,D. Chandrasekharam,Janusz Piechocki
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351658140

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Geothermal, Wind and Solar Energy Applications in Agriculture and Aquaculture by Jochen Bundschuh,Guangnan Chen,D. Chandrasekharam,Janusz Piechocki Pdf

The agri-food chain consumes about one third of the world’s energy production with about 12% of it for crop production and nearly 80% for processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking. The agri-food chain also accounts for 80-90% of total global freshwater use where 70% alone is for irrigation. Additionally, on a global scale, freshwater production consumes nearly 15% of the entire energy production. It can therefore be argued that making agriculture and the agri-food supply chain independent from fossil fuel use has a huge potential to contribute to global food security and climate protection not only for the next decades but also for the coming century. Provision of secure, accessible and environmentally sustainable supplies of water, energy and food must thus be a priority. One of the major objectives of the world’s scientists, farmers, decisions makers and industrialists is to overcome the present dependence on fossil fuels in the agro-food sector. This dependency increases the volatility of food prices and affects economic access to sustenance. This book provides a critical review of recent developments in solar, wind and geothermal energy applications in agriculture and the agro-food sector such as processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking.

Author : Giriappa S.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:793215784

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Energy Environment In Agriculture by Giriappa S. Pdf

Author : Robert E. Enlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Agriculture and energy
ISBN : UIUC:30112046854839

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Energy Research for the Farm by Robert E. Enlow Pdf

Author : Gloria I. Guzman Casado,Manuel Gonzalez de Molina
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781315349909

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Energy in Agroecosystems by Gloria I. Guzman Casado,Manuel Gonzalez de Molina Pdf

Energy in Agroecosystems: A Tool for Assessing Sustainability is the first book on energy analysis that is up-to-date and specifically dedicated to agriculture. It is written from an agroecological perspective and goes beyond the conventional analysis of the efficient use of energy. The book provide a methodological guide to assess energy efficiency and sustainability from an eco-energetic point of view. Case studies from both Europe and America, which are representative of today’s most used scales of analysis (crop, farm, local or national) and the different farm management practices (traditional, industrialized, and contemporary organic), apply this methodology This book will be of primary interest to researchers, practitioners, and students working in the areas of agroecology, sustainable agriculture, environmental science, energy analysis, natural resources management, rural development and international development.

Author : Carl F. Jordan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400767904

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An Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Agriculture by Carl F. Jordan Pdf

Modern industrial agriculture is not sustainable because of its heavy reliance on petroleum, a non-renewable source of the energy used in farming, and because of pollution caused by petroleum products such as fertilizers and pesticides. A systems analysis of farming suggests that agriculture will be more sustainable when services of nature, such as nutrient recycling by soil micro-organisms and natural controls of insects, replace the services now provided by energy from petroleum. Examples are drawn from the Southeastern USA, but lessons learned can be applied worldwide.

Author : S. Giriappa
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8170240484

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Energy Environment in Agriculture by S. Giriappa Pdf

Author : Miguel S. Wionczek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429724930

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Energy In The Transition From Rural Subsistence by Miguel S. Wionczek Pdf

For the half of the world's population still dependent on wood and other traditional fuels for basic cooking and heating needs, a serious supply crisis is emerging: forests are disappearing and population pressure on other energy sources is mounting. This book analyzes the energy problems of those caught in the trap of rural subsistence and explores the role energy might play in the transition away from subsistence. It includes eight specially commissioned studies of different developing countries and a review of the small-scale energy technologies presently available for rural use.

Author : David Pimentel
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351080965

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Handbook of Energy Utilization In Agriculture by David Pimentel Pdf

The aim of this volume is to collect and present available data, both published and unpublished, on energy use in agriculture and forestry production. Energy analyses for some sciences such as ecology are not new, but their applications to agriculture started in 1973. These analyses have grown rapidly in number and complexity. This handbook is intended for agriculturalists and others concerned with energy use in crop, livestock, and forestry production.

Author : B. A. Stout
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0444569081

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Handbook of Energy for World Agriculture by B. A. Stout Pdf

Author : Jochen Bundschuh,Guangnan Chen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781138001183

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Sustainable Energy Solutions in Agriculture by Jochen Bundschuh,Guangnan Chen Pdf

Sustainability in agriculture and associated primary industries, which are both energy-intensive, is crucial for the development of any country. Increasing scarcity and resulting high fossil fuel prices combined with the need to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, make the improvement of energy efficient farming and increased use of renewable energy essential. This book provides a technological and scientific endeavor to assist society and farming communities in different regions and scales to improve their productivity and sustainability. To fulfill future needs of a modern sustainable agriculture, this book addresses highly actual topics providing innovative, effective and more sustainable solutions for agriculture by using sustainable, environmentally friendly, renewable energy sources and modern energy efficient, cost-improved technologies. The book highlights new areas of research, and further R&D needs. It helps to improve food security for the rapidly growing world population and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use in agriculture, which presently contributes 22% of the global carbon dioxide emissions. This book provides a source of information, stimuli and incentives for what and how new and energy efficient technologies can be applied as effective tools and solutions in agricultural production to satisfy the continually increasing demand for food and fibre in an economically sustainable way, while contributing to global climate change mitigation. It will be useful and inspiring to decision makers working in different authorities, professionals, agricultural engineers, researchers, and students concerned with agriculture and related primay industries, sustainable energy development and climate change mitigation projects.

Author : Arjun Makhijani,Alan Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036226384

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Energy and Agriculture in the Third World by Arjun Makhijani,Alan Poole Pdf

Monograph on the technique of using energy to transform agriculture to produce adequate amounts of food in developing countries, with particular reference to China, Africa south of Sahara and Latin America - includes the choice of technology in agriculture and resulting energy needs, employment implications, the use of solar energy, electric power, the cost of using biological materials as an energy source, the utilization of gas and electricity in agricultural production, etc. Bibliography pp. 161 to 166, diagrams, graphs and references.

Author : G. Schepens
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4364354

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Solar Energy in Agriculture and Industry by G. Schepens Pdf

Author : B. A. Stout
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015069923038

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Energy for World Agriculture by B. A. Stout Pdf