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GREEN ENERGIES FOR AGRICULTURE: COMPARATION STUDY FOR SLOVAKIA & THE NETHERLANDS

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 2
Written by Zuzana PALKOVÁ, Michal PALKO

The primary role of agriculture is to produce food. However is the agriculture sector able to provide other activities? Exploitation of biomass and production of biogas from the waste of agricultural production shows that the farmer can become producers of energy. Two of the most typical agricultural countries in European Union are Slovakia and the Netherlands. This article was based to answer the question: What are the differences of using green energy in Slovakia and the Netherlands in agricultural sector? Comparison of information such as spread of land, population density, gross domestic product data on agricultural production, energy production and consumption in the agricultural sector showed that renewable energies are widely used in agriculture sector although approach in both countries is different, as a result of differences in the climate and geographical condition of these countries.

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