Mapping energy crop cultivation and identifying motivational factors among Swedish farmers

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-34

  Ostwald, Madelene ^a   Jonsson, Anna ^a   Wibeck, Victoria ^a   Asplund, Therese ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barriers; Crop residue; Drivers; Energy crop cultivation; Farmers' incentives; Land use change

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY CROPS; FARMERS' INCENTIVES; LAND-USE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TRUCK DRIVERS;

CROPS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CROP; EUROPEAN UNION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INTERNET; LAND USE CHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; STRAW;

SWEDEN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84875521488     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.09.058     Document Type: Article

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