The End to Cheap Oil: a Threat to Food Security and an Incentive to Reduce Fossil Fuels in Agriculture - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - April 2012

dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-12T04:23:24Z
dc.date.available2020-05-12T04:23:24Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionFossil fuels are essential for modern, mechanized agricultural production systems. Petroleum products are used directly to power tractors, machinery and irrigation, and to transport, transform and package agricultural products. They are also used indirectly to manufacture fertilizers and pesticides and prepare seeds.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32248
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number11 p.
dc.relation.ispartofUNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS)
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectfossil fuel
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hunger
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.titleThe End to Cheap Oil: a Threat to Food Security and an Incentive to Reduce Fossil Fuels in Agriculture - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - April 2012en
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