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The global food supply system, including production, processing and transport, accounts for around one third of global end-use energy demand and one quarter of total annual greenhouse gas emissions. Around 15% of these food supply emissions result from heat, electricity and fuel used directly for on-farm production activities. Since 1970, these have increased to now exceed 1000 Mt CO2-eq in 2019.1 Around 15% of global agricultural production costs on-farms are energyrelated, mainly for the purchase of fossil fuels. With heightened concerns around the sustainability of crop and livestock production, the agricultural sector must develop and invest in alternative methods of farming that recoup the same results but have reduced costs and environmental impacts. This volume reviews recent research and practical applications on smart ways of reducing the costs and environmental impacts of on-farm energy use. The chapters are broken down into three parts. •• Part 1 focuses on the efficient use of electricity, heat fuel and water; •• Part 2 examines the use of on-farm renewable energy heat and power generation; •• Part 3 provides case studies of energy-smart farming, with chapters specifically dedicated to discussing dairy, pig and poultry farming.