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Discerning Sustainable Interaction Between Agriculture and Energy in India


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1 Division of Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
 

In India, traditionally, the relationship between agriculture and energy has been unidirectional, with agriculture using energy as input in crop production. However, of late, the energy sector is also using agricultural by-products as renewable-fuel feedstock. We examine the dual role of agriculture as a producer as well as consumer of energy. The study finds that the total commercial energy input in agriculture has increased. As an energy producer, the role of the agriculture sector is to produce biofuels which are considered as backstop technology to fossil fuel-based energy sources. However, there are sustainability issues as biofuel crops compete with food crops for resources.

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Agriculture, Biofuels, Energy, Renewable Fuel, Sustainable Interaction.
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Authors

K. V. Praveen
Division of Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Girish K. Jha
Division of Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
K. S. Aditya
Division of Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


In India, traditionally, the relationship between agriculture and energy has been unidirectional, with agriculture using energy as input in crop production. However, of late, the energy sector is also using agricultural by-products as renewable-fuel feedstock. We examine the dual role of agriculture as a producer as well as consumer of energy. The study finds that the total commercial energy input in agriculture has increased. As an energy producer, the role of the agriculture sector is to produce biofuels which are considered as backstop technology to fossil fuel-based energy sources. However, there are sustainability issues as biofuel crops compete with food crops for resources.

Keywords


Agriculture, Biofuels, Energy, Renewable Fuel, Sustainable Interaction.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv120%2Fi12%2F1833-1839