Re:Is Vertical Farming Really the Future of Agriculture?
by techbio on Friday July 06, 2018 @09:47AM
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Farm machinery is not a huge part of agricultural energy use, and agriculture is not a huge contributor overall consumption, but energy's share in food production costs are high.
Petroleum use by industry sector: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=us_energy...
How energy is used in agriculture (Sweden): http://www.serina-ahlgren.com/p/research_26.html
How agriculture energy use contributes to the atmosphere: https://www.globalagriculture.org/report-topics/climate-and-...
(I am not an expert in this field.)
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