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Title: THE EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON DAIRY FARMS IN THE BALTIC STATES
THE EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON DAIRY FARMS IN THE BALTIC STATES

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Valda Bratka; Arturs Praulins
10.5593/sgem2023/5.1/s21.64
10.5593/sgem2023/5.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-60-6
English
23
5.1
•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Environmental Economics
A constantly growing demand for fossil fuels in the world and its contribution to climate changes is putting intense pressure on various energy consumers in different industries. Thus, agricultural producers come under close scrutiny and face a difficult challenge of switching to a sustainable mode of production that would ameliorate detrimental effects on greenhouse gas emissions. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature and contribute to the current body of knowledge by analyzing the consumption of energy per hectare of the utilized agricultural area and per livestock unit since 2005 after the Baltic States becoming the members of the European Union. We base our calculations on statistical data obtained from the EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). The results reveal that the efficiency of energy consumption show heterogeneous patterns and differs widely between dairy farms in the Baltic States. It provides abundant evidence of flexibility created by the Baltic milk producers whose farming practices are an eclectic mix of conventional and more environmentally friendly approaches.
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Proceedings of 23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023
23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023, 03 - 09 July, 2023
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International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Turkish Acad Sci.
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agriculture, dairy farms, efficiency, energy consumption, Baltic States