How can Fossil-Energy-Free Technologies and Strategies (FEFTS) be adopted in European Farming?

Athanasios T. Balafoutis () and Bas Paris
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Athanasios T. Balafoutis: Institute of Bio-Economy & Agro-Technology, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, Dimarchou Georgiadou 118, 38333 Volos, Greece
Bas Paris: Institute of Bio-Economy & Agro-Technology, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, Dimarchou Georgiadou 118, 38333 Volos, Greece

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: This paper provides policy recommendations for accelerating the adoption of Fossil-Energy-Free Technologies and Strategies (FEFTS) in the EU agricultural sector. Faster adoption of these technologies and strategies is crucial to achieving the medium- and long-term sustainability targets laid out in EU policy. The prepared policy recommendations originate out of the key outputs and findings of the Horizon 2020 project “AgroFossilFree”, including an assessment and evaluation of the current energy use status in EU agriculture, survey results on farmers’ needs, ideas and interests on the adoption of FEFTS, FEFTS categories identified through an online inventory of FEFTS called the AgEnergy platform, and key innovative processes through national and transnational workshops that combine expertise from hundreds of keys stakeholders (researchers, innovation brokers, policymakers, farmers, and industry representatives). The policy recommendations are synthesized and presented in the form of 19 policy briefs split into three main categories: those that are related to energy issues in farming and can be applied to any farm and FEFTS type; those that are specific to certain agricultural production systems; and those that are necessary for FEFTS integration in agriculture in general.

Keywords: fossil-energy-free technologies and strategies; policy recommendations; renewable energy; energy efficiency; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; common agricultural policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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