Energy consumption and CO2 emissions in rainfed agricultural production systems of Northeast Thailand

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-36

  Soni, Peeyush ^a   Taewichit, Chakkrapong ^a   Salokhe, Vilas M ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KAZIRANGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural production system; Carbon dioxide equivalent; Energy consumption; Energy input output analysis; Farm operations; Greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CASSAVA; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MACHINERY; METHANE; PADDY FARMING; POLYCULTURE; POND CULTURE; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRANSPLANTATION;

THAILAND;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84892554747     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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