Energy and Agriculture

This chapter, entitled “Energy and Agriculture”, accounts for the energy demands of the agricultural sector, discussing, in brief, the main energy inputs at all stages of modern agricultural production and how they are usually managed up until today. The focus herein is to demonstrate the emerging eco-agricultural trend, presenting possible sustainable solutions for energy efficiency and conservation, as well as the ever-increasing application of renewable energy sources to meet the arising energy demands. The aim is to raise awareness of the readers towards the establishment of the mentality of sustainable agriculture that can strike a balance between maximizing crop productivity, preserving economic stability and minimizing the usage of finite natural resources and the detrimental impacts on the environment.