Energy embodiment in Brazilian agriculture: an overview of 23 crops

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 environmental efficiency. Moreover, since energy prices have been continuously increasing over time, this energy amount may be...

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Main Authors: João Paulo Soto Veiga, Thiago Libório Romanelli, Leandro Maria Gimenez, Patrizia Busato, Marcos Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
oil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162015000600471&lng=en&tlng=en