ENERGY USE IN ORGANIC FOOD SYSTEMS

Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor, Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, FAO, for her guidance and contributions throughout the process of writing this paper and for her generosity both in and out of the office. Thanks also to the Agriculture, Food, and Environment Programme at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition for their financial support. Special thanks to those who assisted, reviewed and commented on this report including:

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