The role of agriculture in a sustainable energy system – The farmers’ perspective

Christoffer Hahn, Emma Lindkvist, Dick Magnusson and Maria Johansson

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025, vol. 213, issue C

Abstract: Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the sustainable transition. The current trend within the agricultural sector is that actors are often suppliers of energy. This places the farmer in the intersection between the agricultural and energy systems. The present study assesses the farmers’ role to be part of the transition toward a sustainable agricultural and energy system. Departing from socio-technical theory, it puts the emphasis on the farmer as an actor within the systems. Designed as a case study in Östergötland, Sweden, interviews were conducted with eleven farmers for their perspectives on the sustainable energy system transition and analyzed through Reflexive Thematic Analysis.

Keywords: Agriculture; Landscape changes; Renewable energy; Resilience; Self-sufficiency; Transition studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.115437

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