Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development
Converting agriculture to produce energy as well as food has become an important and well-funded global research goal as petroleum reserves fall and fuel prices rise. But the use of crop biomass—both grain and other plant parts—as a raw material for bioenergy production may compete with food and fee...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Ortiz, Rodomiro Crouch, Jonathon H. Iwanaga, Masa Sayre, Ken Warburton, Marilyn L. Arous, José Luis Dixon, John Bohn, Martin Reddy, Belum V. S. Ramesh, S. Wani, Suhas P. |
| author_browse | Arous, José Luis Bohn, Martin Crouch, Jonathon H. Dixon, John Iwanaga, Masa Ortiz, Rodomiro Ramesh, S. Reddy, Belum V. S. Sayre, Ken Wani, Suhas P. Warburton, Marilyn L. |
| author_facet | Ortiz, Rodomiro Crouch, Jonathon H. Iwanaga, Masa Sayre, Ken Warburton, Marilyn L. Arous, José Luis Dixon, John Bohn, Martin Reddy, Belum V. S. Ramesh, S. Wani, Suhas P. |
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| description | Converting agriculture to produce energy as well as food has become an important and well-funded global research goal as petroleum reserves fall and fuel prices rise. But the use of crop biomass—both grain and other plant parts—as a raw material for bioenergy production may compete with food and feed supplies and remove valuable plant residues that help sustain soil productivity and structure and avoid erosion. Agricultural research can mitigate these trade-offs by enhancing the biomass traits of dual-purpose food crops, developing new biomass crops for marginal lands where there is less competition with food crops, and developing sustainable livestock management systems that are less dependent on biomass residuals for feeds. Agronomists will need to define the minimum thresholds of crop residues for sustainable production in particular farming systems, especially in low-yield rainfed systems (that produce less than 5–6 metric tons of grain and straw per hectare), and to establish the level of additional residues that may be removed for other purposes, including biofuel production. Enhanced root growth offers another avenue for maintaining soil organic matter. Agricultural research can also help improve the energy efficiency of biomass crops, enhancing their value as renewable energy sources with low net carbon emissions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1605282025-11-06T04:42:46Z Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development Ortiz, Rodomiro Crouch, Jonathon H. Iwanaga, Masa Sayre, Ken Warburton, Marilyn L. Arous, José Luis Dixon, John Bohn, Martin Reddy, Belum V. S. Ramesh, S. Wani, Suhas P. biofuels climate change Converting agriculture to produce energy as well as food has become an important and well-funded global research goal as petroleum reserves fall and fuel prices rise. But the use of crop biomass—both grain and other plant parts—as a raw material for bioenergy production may compete with food and feed supplies and remove valuable plant residues that help sustain soil productivity and structure and avoid erosion. Agricultural research can mitigate these trade-offs by enhancing the biomass traits of dual-purpose food crops, developing new biomass crops for marginal lands where there is less competition with food crops, and developing sustainable livestock management systems that are less dependent on biomass residuals for feeds. Agronomists will need to define the minimum thresholds of crop residues for sustainable production in particular farming systems, especially in low-yield rainfed systems (that produce less than 5–6 metric tons of grain and straw per hectare), and to establish the level of additional residues that may be removed for other purposes, including biofuel production. Enhanced root growth offers another avenue for maintaining soil organic matter. Agricultural research can also help improve the energy efficiency of biomass crops, enhancing their value as renewable energy sources with low net carbon emissions. 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:02Z 2024-11-21T09:51:02Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160528 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ortiz, Rodomiro; Crouch, Jonathon H.; Iwanaga, Masa; Sayre, Ken; Warburton, Marilyn L.; Arous, José Luis; Dixon, John; Bohn, Martin; Reddy, Belum V.S.; Ramesh, S.; Wani, Suhas P. Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development. 2020 Vision Focus Brief. 14(7). International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/focus14ch7. |
| spellingShingle | biofuels climate change Ortiz, Rodomiro Crouch, Jonathon H. Iwanaga, Masa Sayre, Ken Warburton, Marilyn L. Arous, José Luis Dixon, John Bohn, Martin Reddy, Belum V. S. Ramesh, S. Wani, Suhas P. Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| title | Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| title_full | Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| title_fullStr | Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| title_short | Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| title_sort | bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges bioenergy and agricultural research for development |
| topic | biofuels climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160528 |
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