Environmental, Economic and Social Assessment of Bioenergy Production and Utilization in the Agricultural Sector
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural economics; investment in agriculture; agricultural biogas policy; efficiency of agricultural biogas plants; sustainable development in agriculture; agricultural policy and subsidies; energy productivity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: agricultural economics; agricultural biogas policy; efficiency of agricultural biogas plants; food system resilience; agricultural supply chains
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the face of global challenges such as climate change, the need to decarbonize the economy, and the pursuit of energy self-sufficiency, bioenergy is gaining importance as a key component of the energy transition.
The role of the agricultural sector—possessing significant raw material potential for renewable energy production from biomass—is becoming increasingly prominent. Bioenergy is not only a crucial link in the energy transition, but also a field where environmental, social, and economic dimensions converge, making it an integral element of sustainable development policy.
Despite numerous environmental, economic, and social benefits, the development of bioenergy faces several challenges. These include competition between food and energy production, high investment costs, unstable legal and policy frameworks, infrastructure and logistics barriers, limited access to raw materials, and low public awareness of the potential benefits. A comprehensive assessment of the sector’s value—including not only economic returns but also public goods—is therefore essential.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the environmental, economic, and social impacts of bioenergy production and utilization within agricultural systems.
We welcome theoretical contributions and empirical studies that examine the costs and benefits of bioenergy development, the drivers influencing its growth in the context of sustainable development, policy evaluations, and synergies between bioenergy, agriculture, and sustainability.
Dr. Dariusz Kusz
Dr. Bożena Kusz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioenergy
- sustainable development
- agricultural sector
- environmental and economic assessment
- energy transition
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