Biofuels, land grabbing and food security in Africa
Examines the effects of large-scale biofuel production, seen as having a positive impact on African national economies and greenhouse gases. Finds negative implications as well, especially in developmental and environmental areas.
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London, England :
Zed Books
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Africa now (Zed Books)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009710536606719 |
Table of Contents:
- Grabbing of African lands for energy and food : implications for land rights, food security and smallholders / Kjell Havnevik
- Biofuel governance : a matter of discursive and actor intermesh / Marie Widengård
- Peak oil and climate change : triggers of the drive for biofuel production / Rune Skarstein
- Attracting foreign direct investment in Africa in the context of land grabbing for biofuels and food security / Prosper B. Matondi and Patience Mutopo
- Smallholder-led transformation towards biofuel production in Ethiopia / Atakilte Beyene
- Biofuel, land and environmental issues : the case of SEKAB's biofuel plans in Tanzania / Kjell Havnevik and Hanne Haaland
- Agro-investments in Zimbabwe at a time of redistributive land reforms / Prosper B. Matondi
- Competition between biofuel and food? : evidence from a jatropha biodiesel project in Northern Ghana / Festus Boamah
- Conclusion : land grabbing, smallholder farmers and the meaning of agro-investor-driven agrarian change in Africa / Prosper B. Matondi, Kjell Havnevik and Atakilte Beyene.
