This book explores the relationships between the energy costs and other farm variables in the European Union (including the UK) over a recent period of six years. It examines labour, farm land area, outputs/inputs, investments, assets, taxes, and subsidies in the context of policy measures and the farm structure.

The book provides a deep insight into how energy cost and other factors in the farming sector relate to each other and as a result how farm planning can be made more efficient, more environmentally sustainable and more competitive. It will be of interest to policy-makers, governments, researchers and advanced students of economics, policy and the environment.

Details the energy challenges posed by sustainable farming With a special focus on the large (approximately half a billion) population European Union's farming sector Provides insights farmers, policymakers, students and researchers

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Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho is Coordinator Professor with Habilitation at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal, and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He was also Invited Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal) and is currently Invited Professor of Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Portugal). He was President of the Scientific Council, President of the Directive Council and President of the Agricultural School belonging to the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal, from 2006 to 2012. He was also the President of the Direction of the Association of Forest Producers of Viseu, Portugal. He was an Erasmus student in the Faculty of Economics from the University of Verona, Italy, participated in various technical and scientific events nationally and internationally, has published several technical and scientific papers, is referee of various scientific and technical journals and participates in the evaluation of national and international projects.

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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Bibliometric analysis.- Chapter 3. Data analysis with shapefiles.- Chapter 4. Matrices of correlations.- Chapter 5. Facto rand cluster assessments.- Chapter 6. DEA analysis.- Chapter 7. Conclusions.