** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE OF THE UN UNDERLINES THREE PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED WHILE IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIONS, AND CLEAN ENERGY, IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS.INTELLECTUAL MERIT: THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPLEMENT A COHESIVE METHODOLOGY AND STRATEGY TO ASSESS THE SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF INTRODUCING AND EASING THE ACCEPTANCE OF CLEAN ENERGY TRACTORS BY ENGAGING ALL POTENTIAL PARTIES.BROADER IMPACT: THE PROJECT RESULTS WILL HAVE MULTIPLE SOCIETAL BENEFITS AT LARGE: (1) REDUCTION OF GHG AND ITS EFFECTS ON HUMANITY. (2) BETTER UNDERSTAND CLEAN ENERGY-POWERED TRACTORS AND FIND APPROPRIATE INCENTIVES TO INVEST IN NEW TRACTORS. (3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICYMAKERS FOR INTRODUCING CLEAN ENERGY TRACTORS FOR FARMING.

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