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Energy inputs in food crop production in developing and developed nations

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Pimentel, David·2009·Energies
DOI 10.3390/en20100001
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Detailed energy outputs and inputs were assessed for the following crops, cultured in the U.S. and developing countries: corn, wheat, rice, soy, potato, cassava, tomato, citrus and apple. In addition, the labor input for each crop was analyzed.

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  • Cultivation and harvesting of 1-G and 2-G feedstocks represents significant contributions to their total GHG emissions due to the continued reliance on fossil fuels in both the direct and indirect inputs of many farming activities.

    “Cultivation and harvesting of 1-G and 2-G feedstocks represents significant contributions to their total GHG emissions due to the continued reliance on fossil fuels in both the direct and indirect inputs of many farming activities (Pimentel 2009, Liu et al. 2017).”

    From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Pimentel 2009

  • GHG emissions from fertilisers account for most of the indirect inputs since their chemical production requires large amounts of natural gas.

    “Typically, GHG emissions from fertilisers account for most of the indirect inputs since their chemical production requires large amounts of natural gas (Pimentel 2009, Liu et al. 2017).”

    From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Pimentel 2009

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Authors
Pimentel, D.
Affiliations
Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Pimentel, David
ORCID
Pimentel, David
Venue
Energies
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2009-01-16
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
1-24
ISSN
1996-1073 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/en20100001
OpenAlex
W2059626551
Cited by
162
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FWCI
3.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Energies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
Keywords
energy input, food crop production, agricultural energy use, labor input, maize, wheat, rice, soybean, potato, cassava, tomato, citrus, apple, developed and developing countries

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