“AgroFossilFree project: Strategies and technologies to achieve a European Fossil-energy-free agriculture
Global agriculture mainly relies on fossil resources for covering most of its energy needs and supporting agricultural productivity in both
open-field crop production
controlled environment agricultural constructions
. The high fossil fuel use and the deterioration of natural carbon sinks have been related with the anthropogenic impact causing climate change. Novel technologies and strategies related to more sustainable energy production
and use have been developed by industry and research entities. However, in the agricultural sector
there is still an important gap between such developments and the actual adoption and use of the available tools and practices by the EU farmers