Biomass and agriculture : sustainability, markets and policies.
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TextPublication details: Paris : OECD, 2004.Description: 565 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cmISBN: - 9264105557
- 9789264105553
- Agriculture and energy
- Agriculture and energy -- Congresses
- Biomass energy -- Congresses
- Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses
- Agriculture policy
- Energy policy
- OECD countries
- Sustainable development
- Energy efficiency
- Renewable energy
- Case studies
- Statistics
- International comparisons
- Overseas item
- 621.042 OECD
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Agricultural Biomass is organic material produced directly from agricultural activities, including cereal grains, sugar crops, oilseeds and other arable crops, along with straw, and also livestock by-products, such as manure and animal fat, resulting in the production of bioenergy and biomaterials. This OECD Workshop examines the potential of developing energy and materials produced from the agricultural biomass, that may act as a replacement for fossil fuels. The Workshop discussed whether agriculture could become a valuable source of bioenergy and biomaterials as well as food and fibres. Can the agricultural biomass be integrated into policies of sustainable development? What policies should be developed by governments to expand and develop this market? The Workshop concluded that countries need to weigh the cost and benefits of adopting such an approach, considering the effect on farmers and the environment. That any policy strategies for biomass development should focus on demand, as opposed to supply.
These proceedings bring together papers from the OECD Workshop on Biomass and Agriculture, held on 10-13 June 2003 in Vienna, Austria--P.4.
Includes bibliographical references.
Executive summary -- Overview -- Pt. I. Biomass and agriculture: economic, environmental and social dimensions. 1. Economic dimension ; 2. Environmental dimension ; 3. Social dimension -- Pt. II. Biomass and agriculture: policy approaches, impacts and options. 1. Europe ; 2. North America ; 3. Other OECD countries.