Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Agriculture issues and policies |
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Energy policies, politics and prices |
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Agriculture issues and policies series.
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Energy policies, politics and prices series.
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Contents |
Agriculture's supply and demand for energy and energy products -- Agriculture-based biofuels : Overview and emerging issues -- The ethanol decade : An expansion of U.S. corn production, 2000-09 -- Impacts of higher energy prices on agriculture and rural economies |
Summary |
Rising energy prices and changing energy and environmental policies have transformed the relationship between the energy and agriculture sectors. Traditionally, the relationship has been one-way, with agriculture using energy products as an input in production. During the past decade, however, the energy sector's use of agricultural products as renewable-fuel feedstocks has increased substantially. This book examines both sector and farm-level responses to changing market and policy drivers such as the increased production of biofuel crops and other sources of renewable energy, together with c |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Agriculture and energy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Agriculture and energy
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Jenkins, Edgar N., editor
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LC no. |
2020687554 |
ISBN |
9781629480206 |
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1629480207 |
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