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dc.contributor.authorLiu, J
dc.contributor.authorWang, H
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Sanzidur
dc.contributor.authorSriboonchitta, S
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-19T15:35:06Z
dc.date.available2021-08-19T15:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-13
dc.identifier.issn1412-4262
dc.identifier.issn2077-0472
dc.identifier.other773
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17617
dc.description.abstract

Improving energy efficiency and conservation is integral to sustain agricultural growth in emerging economies. This paper investigates the energy efficiency and energy-saving potential of the agricultural sector of 27 emerging economies using a stochastic frontier approach and Shephard distance function, and their determinants are examined using the Tobit quantile regression model. Results revealed that energy efficiency in the agricultural sector fluctuated during the period from 1998 to 2017. The median average energy efficiency was estimated at 0.74, and the cumulative energy-saving potential was estimated at 542.80 million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe), which can be achieved by eliminating energy inefficiency alone. Differences exist in energy efficiency and energy-saving potential across continents, with higher potential in Asia and lower potential in Europe. Economic structure, urbanization and GDP per capita have negative influences on agricultural energy efficiency. Energy mix and pesticide use are significant drivers of energy efficiency, while the ratio of agricultural land that has varied influences different quantiles. Policy implications include optimization of the energy mix, economic structure and pesticide use.

dc.format.extent773-773
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.subjectenergy efficiency
dc.subjectenergy saving
dc.subjectemerging economies
dc.subjectstochastic frontier analysis
dc.subjectShephard distance function
dc.subjectTobit quantile regression
dc.titleEnergy Efficiency, Energy Conservation and Determinants in the Agricultural Sector in Emerging Economies
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue8
plymouth.volume11
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalAgriculture
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agriculture11080773
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
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dcterms.dateAccepted2021-08-10
dc.rights.embargodate2021-11-18
dc.identifier.eissn2077-0472
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/agriculture11080773
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-08-13
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