The amount of energy required to produce a commodity or to supply a service varies from
one production system to another and consequently giving rise to differing levels of …

Dairy cattle farms are continuously develo** more intensive systems of management,
which require higher utilization of durable and non-durable inputs. These inputs are …

This study aimed to assess the energy performance of three different charcoal production
systems:“encosta” kiln,“rectangular” kiln, and “fornalha” kiln. Data collection involved …

The identification of optimal rotation length of forest crops considering production and
environmental perspectives is a major concern for eucalypts since plantations costs are high …

Highlights•A five-year study was used to evaluate variable rate fertilisation in orange
groves.•Economic and environmental performance were spatially variable within orange …

Mechanised cut-to-length (CTL) harvesting is commonly deployed in eucalypt plantations
and is based on the application of specialised machinery for felling, delimbing, debarking …

Coffee is a crop of great relevance in socioeconomic terms for Brazilian agribusiness, which
is the world's largest producer in cultivated areas. The implementation of precision …

Biofuels were given an important role in the Danish government's energy and climate-
change mitigation strategy (Energiaftale 2012). However, following a report questioning the …

Intensification of agricultural production has largely been based on higher energy demand.
In Brazil, sugarcane cultivation, ethanol production and the adoption of mechanised …

Based on material flows, energy flow assessment evaluates environmental sustainability
and energy use efficiency on a production system. As precision agriculture was developed …