RT null T1 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 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 resource conservation K1 fossil fuel K1 food security K1 agriculture K1 food production YR 2012 FD 2012 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32248 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32248 NO Fossil 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. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026