The relationships between energy use in food systems, food system productivity, and energy
resource constraints are complex. Moreover, ongoing changes in food production and …

Efficient use of energy resources in crop production is an important goal in sustainable
agriculture. This study compares the energy flow in farming systems across farm size with …

Organic farming practices have been promoted as, inter alia, reducing the environmental
impacts of agriculture. This meta-analysis systematically analyses published studies that …

Energy efficiency of agriculture needs improvement to reduce the dependency on non-
renewable energy sources. We estimated the energy flows of a wheat–maize–soybean …

With scholars increasingly focusing on the threat to sustainable development posed by
energy poverty, additional discussion on the energy poverty (EP)-agricultural technical …

Reducing pesticide use is one of the high-priority targets in the quest for a sustainable
agriculture. Until now, most studies dealing with pesticide use reduction have compared a …

The search for approaches to a holistic sustainable agriculture requires the development of
new crop** systems that provide additional ecosystem services beyond biomass supply …

Growing populations and a constrained fossil-manufactured energy supply present a major
challenge for society and there is a real need to develop forms of agriculture that are less …

The rational control of harmful organisms for plants (pests) forms the basis of the integrated
pest management (IPM), and is fundamental for ensuring agricultural productivity while …

Reducing energy inputs and enhancing energy use efficiency (EUE) are essential to ensure
energy security and long-term sustainability of rice production. Central China accounts for …