Energy Use In Agriculture. To meet the basic food needs of our expanding human population, a productive, sustainable agricultural system must become a major priority. @article{osti_5619083, title = {energy consumption in agriculture}, author = {matsuda, s and kubota, h}, abstractnote = {the authors believe that the energy dependence of the agricultural industry on fossil resources will result in dire consequences in the 21st century unless measures are taken to reduce that dependence now, through the development of new systems and.
In this study, the energy flow in diverse food. This was slightly up on 2014, but 8% below 1990 levels. We also publish energy intensity figures, energy use (reallocated) per gross value added (gva).