Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa
Energy crisis and climate change have generated global demands for alternative non-fossil fuel sources. This has led to a rapid increase of investments in production of liquid biofuels based on agricultural feed stocks such as sugar cane. Most African governments see biofuels as a potential for incr...
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The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury)
2022
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| description | Energy crisis and climate change have generated global demands for alternative non-fossil fuel sources. This has led to a rapid increase of investments in production of liquid biofuels based on agricultural feed stocks such as sugar cane. Most African governments see biofuels as a potential for increasing agricultural productivity and export incomes and thus strengthening their national economies, improving energy balances and rural employment. At the same time climate change may be addressed through reduction of green house gas emissions. There are, however, a number of uncertainties mounting that challenge this scenario. Using in-depth African case studies this book addresses this knowledge gap by examining the impacts of large-scale biofuel production on African agriculture in regard to vital land outsourcing and food security issues. The surge for African biofuels has also opened space for private investors both domestic and external to multiply and network 'independently' of the state. The biofuel expansion thus generates new economic alliances and production relations, resulting in new forms of inclusions and exclusions within the rural population. An essential book for anyone wishing to understand the startling impact of biofuels and land outsourcing on Africa. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-945912024-04-09T11:41:19Z Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa Havnevik, Kjell Matondi, Prosper B. Beyene, Atakilte Biomass energy Fuels Natural resources Renewable energy sources Energy crops Industrial crops Foreign investment Agricultural investment Food security Land use Land acquisition Rural areas Rural population Smallholders Agricultural land Food supply Land tenure Agricultural policy Property rights Africa south of Sahara thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNT Social impact of environmental issues thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa Energy crisis and climate change have generated global demands for alternative non-fossil fuel sources. This has led to a rapid increase of investments in production of liquid biofuels based on agricultural feed stocks such as sugar cane. Most African governments see biofuels as a potential for increasing agricultural productivity and export incomes and thus strengthening their national economies, improving energy balances and rural employment. At the same time climate change may be addressed through reduction of green house gas emissions. There are, however, a number of uncertainties mounting that challenge this scenario. Using in-depth African case studies this book addresses this knowledge gap by examining the impacts of large-scale biofuel production on African agriculture in regard to vital land outsourcing and food security issues. The surge for African biofuels has also opened space for private investors both domestic and external to multiply and network 'independently' of the state. The biofuel expansion thus generates new economic alliances and production relations, resulting in new forms of inclusions and exclusions within the rural population. An essential book for anyone wishing to understand the startling impact of biofuels and land outsourcing on Africa. 2022-12-06T16:13:18Z 2022-12-06T16:13:18Z 2011 book ONIX_20221206_9781848138803_114 9781848138803 9781848138797 9781848138780 9781848138810 9781350218673 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94591 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781848138780 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-1331 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9781350218673 10.5040/9781350218673 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781848138803 9781848138797 9781848138780 9781848138810 9781350218673 Zed Books 230 Uppsala; London open access |
| spellingShingle | Biomass energy Fuels Natural resources Renewable energy sources Energy crops Industrial crops Foreign investment Agricultural investment Food security Land use Land acquisition Rural areas Rural population Smallholders Agricultural land Food supply Land tenure Agricultural policy Property rights Africa south of Sahara thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNT Social impact of environmental issues thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa |
| title | Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa |
| title_full | Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa |
| title_short | Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa |
| title_sort | biofuels land grabbing and food security in africa |
| topic | Biomass energy Fuels Natural resources Renewable energy sources Energy crops Industrial crops Foreign investment Agricultural investment Food security Land use Land acquisition Rural areas Rural population Smallholders Agricultural land Food supply Land tenure Agricultural policy Property rights Africa south of Sahara thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNT Social impact of environmental issues thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa |
| topic_facet | Biomass energy Fuels Natural resources Renewable energy sources Energy crops Industrial crops Foreign investment Agricultural investment Food security Land use Land acquisition Rural areas Rural population Smallholders Agricultural land Food supply Land tenure Agricultural policy Property rights Africa south of Sahara thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNT Social impact of environmental issues thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa |
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