AnalysinG of fossil-ENergy dependence in agriculture to increase RESilience against input price fluctuations

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AnalysinG of fossil-ENergy dependence in agriculture to increase RESilience against input price fluctuations

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Abstract (Englisch)	The recent variations in the price of fossil fuels and mineral fertilisers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasionof Ukraine threaten the incomes of primary producers and affordability of food for consumers. This threat will remain, as the pathwaytowards fossil fuel independence and related investments in less fossil-fuel-intensive technologies in the EU agricultural sector will taketime. All this shows that there is an urgent need to design realistic, sustainable pathways for supporting the energy transition of theEuropean agricultural sector and improving the income of primary producers. AgEnRes designs sustainable pathways for policy makingto reduce direct and indirect dependence of farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole on fossil fuels and fertilisers, and increase theresilience to volatile energy prices, taking into account farmers’ behaviour and the synergies and trade-offs between European economicand environmental objectives at micro- and macro-level. Our approach consists of three components supported by outreach activities,which involve stakeholders and the general public throughout the project's lifespan. The first component develops a conceptual and dataframework to identify policy targets and measures, promising technologies, and data and model requirements. Component one resultsamong others in an EU wide database on energy use and mitigation potentials at different scales. The second component focuses onevidence of the past and present energy dependence of the European agricultural sector and preferred solutions. The third componentbuilds on the first two and incorporates them into a set of foresight models at farm, regional, and market levels to evaluate the impacts ofinnovations and policy measures and targets at different scales. Ultimately, AgEnRes develops an innovative toolbox that will decreasethe energy dependence and strengthen the resilience of the European agricultural sector.

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The recent variations in the price of fossil fuels and mineral fertilisers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasionof Ukraine threaten the incomes of primary producers and affordability of food for consumers. This threat will remain, as the pathwaytowards fossil fuel independence and related investments in less fossil-fuel-intensive technologies in the EU agricultural sector will taketime. All this shows that there is an urgent need to design realistic, sustainable pathways for supporting the energy transition of theEuropean agricultural sector and improving the income of primary producers. AgEnRes designs sustainable pathways for policy makingto reduce direct and indirect dependence of farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole on fossil fuels and fertilisers, and increase theresilience to volatile energy prices, taking into account farmers’ behaviour and the synergies and trade-offs between European economicand environmental objectives at micro- and macro-level. Our approach consists of three components supported by outreach activities,which involve stakeholders and the general public throughout the project's lifespan. The first component develops a conceptual and dataframework to identify policy targets and measures, promising technologies, and data and model requirements. Component one resultsamong others in an EU wide database on energy use and mitigation potentials at different scales. The second component focuses onevidence of the past and present energy dependence of the European agricultural sector and preferred solutions. The third componentbuilds on the first two and incorporates them into a set of foresight models at farm, regional, and market levels to evaluate the impacts ofinnovations and policy measures and targets at different scales. Ultimately, AgEnRes develops an innovative toolbox that will decreasethe energy dependence and strengthen the resilience of the European agricultural sector.