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ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDPD/2012/Technical Paper.5


Country: Arab region

Publication Type: Reports & studies

Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination

Focus Area: Natural resource sustainability

Initiatives: Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture

SDGs: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords: Arab countries, Energy efficiency, Food production, Law, Poultry, Solar energy, Capacity building, Energy consumption

Energy efficiency in agriculture: the poultry section

January 2012

This document focuses on energy consumption and ways to support sustainability and improve efficiency of energy use in the poultry sector. It gives an overview of the poultry production cycle and outlines the main energy consumption indicators in the poultry sector, mainly specific energy consumption and the ratio of energy cost to the total production cost. The document sheds light on energy audits in the poultry sector as a preliminary step to the implementation of energy efficiency improvement measures in this sector. It discusses the phases of energy audits , the measuring devices used and their importance in the rationalization of energy consumption.

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