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  • Sustainable development

Agroenergy

Agroenergy is the energy derived from agricultural activities, through their production of biomass by means of energy crops, by-products and agricultural waste.

Different forms of agroenergy

This agroenergy comes in the form of fuels:

Advantages and disadvantages of agroenergy

Agroenergy is an energy that, when produced through sustainable farming methods, is renewable and carbon neutral. It can, however, cause certain problems:

  • competition with food production and a risk of higher prices for food products, accompanied by malnutrition and famine;
  • deterioration of the environment by intensive farming and its consequences in terms of pollution, soil exhaustion, erosion and reduction of biodiversity.

With agroenergy, agriculture is used to produce energy. © tredford04 CC by-nc-sa 2.0 With agroenergy, agriculture is used to produce energy. © tredford04 CC by-nc-sa 2.0

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